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Ransomware Cyber Attack Forced the Largest U.S. Fuel Pipeline to Shut Down Colonial Pipeline, which carries 45% of the fuel consumed on the U.S. East Coast, on Saturday said it halted operations due to a ransomware attack, once again demonstrating how infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber attacks. "On May 7, the Colonial Pipeline Company learned it was the victim of a cybersecurity attack," the company said in a statement posted on its website. "We have since determined that this incident involves ransomware. In response, we proactively took certain systems offline to contain the threat, whic...

Testimony Highlights Funding Gaps in the War on Ransomware Ransomware is now a national security threat, and states and municipalities require more resources to fight back effectively. A recent Congressional hearing looks to identify their financial and strategic needs. May 07, 2021 •  Chris Krebs, former CISA director, answers questions during the virtual hearing Ransomware has risen as a national security threat, with attacks increasingly compromising critical services, experts and public officials say. Federal legislators now are looking to better un...

Colonial Pipeline, which oversees more than 5,500 miles of pipeline that supplies fuel throughout the U.S. East Coast, confirmed Saturday that a ransomware attack

Colonial Pipeline, which oversees more than 5,500 miles of pipeline that supplies fuel throughout the U.S. East Coast, confirmed Saturday that a ransomware attack

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