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Queensland flood emergency; Biden announces new Russian pipeline sanctions; Concern construction giant will enter administration
By CNN, Associated Press19:29 Russian military capabilities along the Ukraine border are “near 100 per cent of all forces” that the Pentagon anticipated Russian President Vladimir Putin would move into the area, a senior US defence official has said. “He is near 100 per cent of all the forces that we anticipated that he would …
Pipeline CEO Defends Company’s Cyber Info Sharing – Breaking Defense Breaking Defense
WASHINGTON: Colonial Pipeline CEO and President Joseph Blount defended his company’s actions after it was hacked, saying it “was extremely transparent” in sharing information with the federal government. The acting director of DHS’s cyber arm, Brandon Wales, had told Congress that CISA was not getting the “technical information” it needed to share publicly about the Colonial …
Ransomware: US recovers millions in cryptocurrency paid to Colonial Pipeline hackers
The announcement confirms CNN’s earlier reporting about the FBI-led operation, which was carried out with cooperation from Colonial Pipeline, the company that fell victim to the ransomware attack in question. Specifically, the Justice Department said it seized approximately $2.3 million in Bitcoins paid to individuals in a criminal hacking group known as DarkSide. The FBI …
Gas shortage latest: Gas Buddy estimates 74 percent of NC gas stations are out of fuel, Colonial Pipeline restarts operations
RALEIGH (WTVD) — The latest numbers from Gas Buddy estimate 74 percent of North Carolina gas stations are without fuel. But there’s hopefully an end in sight with the Colonial Pipeline announcing Wednesday afternoon that it had begun the process of restarting operations. “Some markets served by Colonial Pipeline may experience, or continue to experience, …
Colonial Pipeline ransomware hack and gas shortage fears: What you need to know
Colonial Pipeline was the target of a ransomware attack that forced it to shut down operations. Getty Images The weekend shutdown of a major US petroleum pipeline after a ransomware attack has highlighted the vulnerability of the country’s critical infrastructure, which has been the target of an increasing number of cyberattacks. Colonial Pipeline, which operates …
Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack and Stock Market Reaction: Live Updates
Here’s what you need to know: Colonial Pipeline fuel tanks in Woodbridge, N.J. The company’s pipeline carries nearly half the fuel supplies for the East Coast.Credit…Colonial Pipeline/Via Reuters Gasoline prices rose as much as 4.2 percent early on Monday after a major petroleum pipeline in the United States was shut down over the weekend because …
Russian criminal suspected in Colonial pipeline ransomware attack
WASHINGTON — A Russian criminal group may be responsible for a ransomware attack that shut down a major U.S. fuel pipeline, two sources familiar with the matter said Sunday. The group, known as DarkSide, is relatively new but has a sophisticated approach to the business of extortion, the sources said. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said …
Colonial pipeline: Cyberattack forces major US fuel pipeline to shut down
The operator, Colonial Pipeline, which transports more than 100 million gallons of gasoline and other fuel daily from Houston to the New York Harbor, according to its website, said it learned of the cyberattack on Friday, causing them to pause operations. “In response, we proactively took certain systems offline to contain the threat, which has …
Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator shuts whole network after cyber attack
A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has shut its entire network after a cyber attack, the company said on Friday. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has …
U.S.’s Biggest Gasoline Pipeline Halted After Cyber-Attack
Colonial Pipeline is working to restore operations after a cyber-attack prompted the company to take its systems offline, threatening the supply of refined petroleum products to gas stations in major cities on the U.S. eastern seaboard. Colonial, which runs the largest U.S. gasoline and diesel pipeline system, has hired a third-party cybersecurity firm to investigate …
