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US recovers most of ransom paid after Colonial Pipeline hack
3 years, 6 months ago

US recovers most of ransom paid after Colonial Pipeline hack

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has recovered most of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment made to hackers after a cyberattack that caused the operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline to halt its operations last month, officials said Monday. “By going after the entire ecosystem that fuels ransomware and digital extortion attacks — including criminal proceeds in the form of digital …

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EXPLAINER: Why the Colonial Pipeline hack matters
3 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why the Colonial Pipeline hack matters

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A cyberattack on a critical U.S. pipeline is sending ripple effects across the economy, highlighting cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the nation’s aging energy infrastructure. The Colonial Pipeline, which delivers about 45% of the fuel used along the Eastern Seaboard, shut down Friday after a ransomware attack by gang of criminal hackers that calls itself DarkSide. U.S. officials said …

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Biden officials privately frustrated with Colonial Pipeline over ransomware attack
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden officials privately frustrated with Colonial Pipeline over ransomware attack

CNN  

Washington CNN — Biden administration officials have privately voiced frustration with what they see as Colonial Pipeline’s weak security protocols and a lack of preparation that could have allowed hackers to pull off a crippling ransomware attack, officials familiar with the government’s initial investigation into the incident told CNN. When pressed on whether it was a “problem” that CISA was …

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EXPLAINER: Why the Colonial Pipeline hack matters
3 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why the Colonial Pipeline hack matters

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. U.S. officials said Monday that the “ransomware” malware used …

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What We Know About The Ransomware Attack On A Critical U.S. Pipeline
3 years, 7 months ago

What We Know About The Ransomware Attack On A Critical U.S. Pipeline

NPR  

What We Know About The Ransomware Attack On A Critical U.S. At a White House media briefing Monday, homeland security adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall said that Colonial had shut down the pipeline as a "precautionary measure" to "ensure that ransomware could not transfer from business systems to those that control and operate the pipeline." On Monday, the FBI in a brief …

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