Ransomware Attack Forces Major US Pipeline to Shut Down

Name: Ransomware Attack Forces Major US Pipeline to Shut Down
Uploaded: 2021-05-10T21:25:37Z
Duration: 6 min 401 s
Description: A ransomware attack, apparently carried out by a criminal group over the weekend, forced Colonial Pipeline, which carries nearly half of the East Coast’s gasoline and diesel, to shut down. CoinDesk’s privacy reporter Ben Powers breaks down the situation and discusses how this demonstrates the fragility of online infrastructure and data pipelines.

May 10, 2021

A ransomware attack, apparently carried out by a criminal group over the weekend, forced Colonial Pipeline, which carries nearly half of the East Coast’s gasoline and diesel, to shut down.

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