The head of Colonial Pipeline told U.S. senators on Tuesday that hackers who launched last month’s cyber attack against the company and disrupted fuel supplies to the U.S. Southeast were able to get into the system by stealing a single password. Colonial Pipeline Chief Executive Joseph Blount told a U.S. Senate committee that the attack… Continue reading Single Password Gave Colonial Pipeline Hackers Access
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Hack Prompts New Security Regulations for U.S. Pipelines
The federal government will issue cybersecurity regulations in the coming days for U.S. pipeline operators following a ransomware attack that led to fuel shortages across much of the Eastern Seaboard. The Transportation Security Administration, which oversees the nation’s network of pipelines, is expected to issue a security directive this week that will address some of… Continue reading Hack Prompts New Security Regulations for U.S. Pipelines
Three Disasters Show Gaps in $1.7 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
Three times this year, major pieces of U.S. infrastructure have failed: first the Texas power grid, then the East Coast’s main gasoline pipeline, then a freeway bridge over the Mississippi River. The crises disrupted businesses and lives, cost billions and left more than 150 Texans dead. President Joe Biden’s $1.7 trillion infrastructure package wouldn’t necessarily… Continue reading Three Disasters Show Gaps in $1.7 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
Paying Cyber Ransoms Sets a Bad Precedent But Happens Often
The U.S. government’s fight to choke off ransom payments collected by hackers hit a major snag Thursday, following news that Colonial Pipeline Co. paid a hefty sum to hackers who for several days this week effectively shut down the country’s largest fuel pipeline and created gas shortages along the East Coast. The decision went against… Continue reading Paying Cyber Ransoms Sets a Bad Precedent But Happens Often
U.S. Didn’t Offer Ransom Advice to Colonial Pipeline
The White House declined to weigh in Monday on whether companies that are hacked like Colonial Pipeline should pay ransom to their attackers, but a national security official said it may offer some advice in the future. Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber, told reporters that the FBI has been tracking the ransomware… Continue reading U.S. Didn’t Offer Ransom Advice to Colonial Pipeline