Holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline’s Charlotte Tank Farm in Charlotte, North Carolina, US an undated photograph. Colonial Pipeline/Handout via REUTERS US government officials were working closely with top US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline on Sunday to help it recover from a ransomware cyber attack that forced the company to shut a…
US intelligence agencies have started to study supply chain threats from Russia, a top official within the Justice Department confirmed on Thursday 6th of May, in the wake of the far-reaching hacker operations that used software developed by SolarWinds as well as other suppliers. SolarWinds Inc. is an American multinational that creates software to…
CyberNews researchers found more than 29,000 unprotected databases worldwide that are still publicly accessible, leaving close to 19,000 terabytes of data exposed to anyone, including threat actors. Most organizations use databases to store sensitive information. This includes passwords, usernames, document scans, health records, bank account and credit card details, as well as other essential data,…
NEW YORK – Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has shut its entire network, the source of nearly half of the U.S. East Coast’s fuel supply, after a cyberattack that industry sources said was caused by ransomware. The company transports 2.5 million barrels per day of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other refined products…
Ransomware Cyber Attack Forced the Largest U.S. Fuel Pipeline to Shut Down | IT Security News 9. May 2021 Colonial Pipeline, which carries 45% of the fuel consumed on the U.S. East Coast, on Saturday said it halted operations due to a ransomware attack, once again demonstrating how infrastructure is vulnerable to cyberattacks.“On May 7, the Colonial…
WASHINGTON: The largest fuel pipeline system in the United States was forced to shut down its entire network after a ransomware attack, the operating company said in a statement on Saturday (May 8). The Colonial Pipeline Company ships gasoline and jet fuel from the Gulf Coast of Texas to the populous East Coast through 8,850km of…
Critical Infrastructure Security , Cybercrime as-a-service , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Company Has Taken Systems Offline As A Precaution; Investigation Ongoing Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • May 8, 2021 A Colonial Pipeline facility outside Birmingham, Alabama (Photo: Flickr) This is a breaking news story. Check back for additional details. See Also: Live Webinar |…
Critical Infrastructure Security , Cybercrime as-a-service , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Company Has Taken Systems Offline As A Precaution; Investigation Ongoing Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • May 8, 2021 A Colonial Pipeline facility outside Birmingham, Alabama (Photo: Flickr) This is a breaking news story. Check back for additional details. See Also: Live Webinar |…
A high severity security vulnerability found in Qualcomm’s Mobile Station Modem (MSM) chips (including the latest 5G-capable versions) could enable attackers to access mobile phone users’ text messages, call history, and listen in on their conversations. Qualcomm MSM is a series of 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G capable system on chips (SoCs) used in roughly 40%…
One of the largest pipelines in the US has been taken offline by its operator following a cyberattack. First reported by the New York Times, Colonial Pipeline, which carries 45 percent of the fuel supplies for the eastern US, said in a statement late Friday that it took “certain systems offline to contain the threat,…
