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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Colonial Pipeline CEO Joe Blount on the ransomware attack on the pipeline's network and the decision to pay the hackers the $4.4 million ransom.
Fuel tanks are seen at a Colonial Pipeline breakout station in Woodbine, Md., May 8, 2021. A cyberattack forced the shutdown of 5,500 miles of Colonial Pipeline's sprawling interstate system ...
The Colonial Pipeline restarted at 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, according to Colonial's website. They expect for gas to reach each market they serve by mid-day Thursday.
Colonial Pipeline paid the ransomware group that carried out a crippling cyberattack, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Thursday. The group, previously identified as DarkSide ...
Colonial was founded in 1962 by nine oil companies and launched into a massive project to build a multi-state pipeline system. Colonial has been based in metro Atlanta for decades.
The cyber attack that shutdown the Colonial pipeline causing a gas panic and stoking fears of gasoline shortages, didn’t actually shut down the pipeline. It impacted the billing system at the ...
Colonial Pipeline, the main Gulf Coast-East Coast artery for gasoline and other petroleum products, ran into a new computer snag Tuesday as it was still recovering from a shutdown that started May ...
On Friday, Colonial Pipeline said it learned that hackers had infected its computer networks with ransomware, malicious code used to seize control of computers and extract payments from victims.
Colonial Pipeline was shut down with worst-case scenario in mind, executives say. CEO Joseph Blount and cybersecurity expert Charles Carmakal told a House panel that last month’s breach posed a ...
The pipeline carries gasoline and other fuel between Texas and Northeastern states, delivering roughly 45 per cent of the fuel used on the East Coast, according to Colonial Pipeline.
Colonial Pipeline paid the ransomware group that carried out a crippling cyberattack, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Thursday. The group, previously identified as DarkSide ...
Colonial Pipeline said Wednesday that it has resumed gas pipeline operations after it was forced to halt after being hit with a cyberattack last week. Across North Carolina, for example, 71% of ...