Colonial Pipeline Falls Victim to Attack
Summary
A top U.S. fuel pipeline company has suffered a cyber attack that has forced them to halt operations. Several news sources and the company itself have confirmed the attack.
Threat Type
Cyber Attack
Overview
** Update May 10 - 8:50 AM**
The most recent reporting indicates that the attack likely involved DarkSide, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) affiliate operation. DarkSide posted the following statement to their leak site following the attack:
We are apolitical, we do not participate in geopolitics