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Colonial Pipeline Company logo. The Colonial Pipeline is the largest pipeline system for refined oil products in the U.S. [1] The pipeline – consisting of three tubes – is 5,500 miles (8,850 km) long [1] and can carry 3 million barrels of fuel per day between Texas and New York. [2]
On May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline, an American oil pipeline system that originates in Houston, Texas, and carries gasoline and jet fuel mainly to the Southeastern United States, suffered a ransomware cyberattack that impacted computerized equipment managing the pipeline. [4] [5] [6] The Colonial Pipeline Company halted all pipeline operations ...
May: Operation of the U.S. Colonial Pipeline is interrupted by a ransomware cyber operation. [186] May: On 21 May 2021 Air India was subjected to a cyberattack wherein the personal details of about 4.5 million customers around the world were compromised including passport, credit card details, birth dates, name and ticket information. [187] [188]
The pipeline company was targeted by the DarkSide ransomware group, which demanded nearly $5 million in bitcoin. Colonial is a major source of fuel for the East Coast, and the situation triggered ...
Yuri Gripas / reuters. The US Justice Department has recovered part of the ransom Colonial Pipeline paid last month to regain access to its computer systems after it was locked out of them by ...
With a cyberattack temporarily hobbling the critical Colonial Pipeline, the prospect of gas shortages in the Southeast is making some nervous.
The largest U.S. fuel pipeline system, Colonial Pipeline, shut down on Friday after a cyberattack. Retail prices across much of the United States follow the lead of benchmark New York gasoline ...
The largest U.S. fuel pipeline system, Colonial Pipeline, shut down on Friday after a cyber attack, prompting worries about a spike in gasoline and diesel prices ahead of the peak summer driving ...