Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack News Headlines

US fuel pipeline hackers 'didn't mean to create problems'

 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57050690

Cybersecurity

Colonial Pipeline’s Bitcoin Ransom Mostly Recouped by U.S.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-07/doj-to-discuss-ransomware-attack-on-colonial-pipeline-on-monday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, June 7, 2021

Department of Justice Seizes $2.3 Million in Cryptocurrency Paid to the Ransomware Extortionists Darkside

http s://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-seizes-23-million-cryptocurrency-paid-ransomware-extortionists-darkside

Links to DOJ documents:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10cmnVBU96ftENTmDNNUOX6IZaLSkE89I?usp=sharing

 

Colonial Pipeline Website

https://www.colpipe.com/

Safe Operations at Colonial Pipeline

https://www.colpipe.com/safe-operations/our-role-in-the-supply-chain?gclid=Cj0KCQjwzYGGBhCTARIsAHdMTQzBIFH2hl5sBTxuVlrVBaCUhkYIPMCKirzbkPl3C71DWNNp-KXIXzgaApmvEALw_wcB

A Message to Our Customers and Those Who Depend on Us

On May 7, Colonial Pipeline Company learned it was the victim of a cybersecurity ransomware attack.  (Includes a Timeline of Events)

https://www.colpipe.com/safe-operations/cybersecurity-response

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colonial-pipeline-ransom-payments-hackers-seized-united-states/

Justice Department officials said the FBI was able to track and recover 63.7 bitcoins, currently valued at about $2.3 million. The operation marks a rare ransom recovery for the critical infrastructure company that fell victim to the devastating cyberattack, as the "ransomware-as-a-service" business model booms. It marks the first recovery by the department's new Ransomware Task Force.