The successful hack of America’s largest gas pipeline has exposed gaping holes in U.S. cyber defenses, experts say. The weaknesses have been known for years: Eighty-five percent of American critical infrastructure is owned by private companies, and few...
There was a sense of relief for Cassie Lee when she was able to get to the front of a line at a gas pump on Tuesday. People came out in droves to refuel their cars after a ransomware attack shut down the Colonial Pipeline. That relief was short-lived, though. Lee’s...
The shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, which transports gas from Texas to New York Harbor, has caused unwarranted panic buying. The tri-state area receives about 45% of its gas from the Colonial Pipeline. There are other options too, including international imports,...
A ransomware attack forced a U.S. pipeline to shut down this weekend. So much of what we do on a daily basis heavily relies on computers and the internet. While there is no timeline on when this could be resolved, there are some concerns about its impact. Read...
The nation’s largest fuel pipeline is re-starting, almost a week after a group of hackers forced it to shut down. Colonial Pipeline announced the news late Wednesday. It stopped its pipeline operations in response to cyberattackers demanding ransom payments...
U.S. authorities in April discovered a cyberattack that had targeted a number of public organizations, including the MTA — the agency that runs subways, buses, commuter railroads, and toll bridges and tunnels in the New York City area. Read...
