Posted on May 10, 2021
What We Know About The Ransomware Attack On A Critical U.S. Pipeline
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A critical pipeline that runs from refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast to terminals as far north as New York was shut down over the weekend after being hit by a massive ransomware attack.
The company announced Monday evening that its Line 4 between Greensboro, N.C., to Woodbine, Md., was operating under manual control, although its main lines were still shut down.
In remarks Monday at the White House, President Biden said the federal government is investigating the attack. "My administration takes this very seriously," he said.
Here's what we know so far:
The company announced Monday evening that its Line 4 between Greensboro, N.C., to Woodbine, Md., was operating under manual control, although its main lines were still shut down.
In remarks Monday at the White House, President Biden said the federal government is investigating the attack. "My administration takes this very seriously," he said.
Here's what we know so far:
What We Know About The Ransomware Attack On A Critical U.S. Pipeline
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It has been my experience that the weakest link in any system security is with the internal end user(s). Colonial had better closely examine their restore data, as it may be infected also.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
-Should we have expected this?
"Ransomware attacks have become increasingly common in recent years, with several municipalities, such as the city of Atlanta, having their data or computer systems held hostage by hackers.
In testimony last week before the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection & Innovation, Christopher Krebs, the former top cyber official in the Department of Homeland Security, told lawmakers that the ransomware emergency in the U.S. was a "digital dumpster fire."
"Even if software and services were more secure, the allure of a quick buck and no real repercussions means the forward-looking prospects for ransomware actors are quite good," he said.
Late last year, Krebs tried to correct disinformation about election fraud and was subsequently fired by then-President Donald Trump.
In 2018, the Government Accountability Office issued an audit concluding that the Department of Homeland Security wasn't doing enough to protect natural gas and oil pipelines. It said such pipelines "are vulnerable to accidents, operating errors, and malicious physical and cyber-based attack or intrusion."
-Should we have expected this?
"Ransomware attacks have become increasingly common in recent years, with several municipalities, such as the city of Atlanta, having their data or computer systems held hostage by hackers.
In testimony last week before the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection & Innovation, Christopher Krebs, the former top cyber official in the Department of Homeland Security, told lawmakers that the ransomware emergency in the U.S. was a "digital dumpster fire."
"Even if software and services were more secure, the allure of a quick buck and no real repercussions means the forward-looking prospects for ransomware actors are quite good," he said.
Late last year, Krebs tried to correct disinformation about election fraud and was subsequently fired by then-President Donald Trump.
In 2018, the Government Accountability Office issued an audit concluding that the Department of Homeland Security wasn't doing enough to protect natural gas and oil pipelines. It said such pipelines "are vulnerable to accidents, operating errors, and malicious physical and cyber-based attack or intrusion."
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