Colonial Pipeline in US likely to be down for a few days still after cyberattack
The attack on the Colonial Pipeline is one of the most disruptive digital ransom schemes ever reported
13 May 2021 - 12:01
New York — The US’s biggest petrol pipeline is unlikely to resume significant operations for several days due to a ransomware cyberattack that Washington on Monday blamed on a shadowy criminal network called DarkSide.
The attack on the Colonial Pipeline between Houston and New Jersey, which provides nearly half the fuel to the US East Coast, is one of the most disruptive digital ransom schemes ever reported...
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