Page 11 - Cyberattacks
Colonial Pipeline restarts operations after shutdown due to cyberattack
The Colonial Pipeline on Wednesday announced that it has begun a restart of its operations, days after a cyberattack forced the company to shut down, leading to gas shortages in the United States
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White House didn't offer ransom advice to Colonial; may change policy
White House declined to weigh 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 future
Oil gains after cyberattack forces shutdown of US fuel pipelines
Colonial Pipeline said on Sunday its main fuel lines remained offline after the attack that shut the system on Friday, but some smaller lines between terminals and delivery points were now operational
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US government working to aid top fuel pipeline operator after cyberattack
The White House was working closely with top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline on Sunday to help it recover from a ransomware attack that forced the company to shut a critical fuel network
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Oil rises 1% after cyber attack forces closure of US fuel jugular pipeline
Crude prices climbed more than 1% on Monday after a major cyber attack that forced the shutdown of critical fuel supply pipelines in the United States, highlighting the fragility of oil infrastructure
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US imposes sanctions on Russia over cyberattacks and poll meddling
Expels 10 Russian diplomats, restricts new sovereign debt purchase
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Cyberattacks: Retail and healthcare sectors among most targeted
Organisations in the business and professional services, retail and hospitality, financial, healthcare and high technology were the top targets
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Cyberattacks against remote access protocols rise amid Covid pandemic
With work from home becoming more popular amid the pandemic, cyberattacks against remote access protocols have continued to rise over the past year, said a new report.
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Microsoft says ransom-seeking hackers taking advantage of server flaws
The disclosure is the realization of worries that have been coursing through the security community for days
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European Banking Authority hit by Microsoft software hack attack
The rapidly escalating attack came months after the SolarWinds Corp. breaches by suspected Russian cyberattackers
Best of BS Opinion: Dealing with cyber-attacks, don't cut fuel taxes & more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
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Dealing with cyber-attacks
India needs a carefully calibrated strategy
Chinese cyber attack: US Congressman urges Biden admin to stand by India
A top American lawmaker urged the Biden administration to stand by India in view of the Chinese cyber attack on India's power grid system
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Cyber attack, sabotage behind 2020 Mumbai power outage: Raut
The cyber attack was an act of sabotage, Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut said
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'Russian' hackers targeted NASA networks as part of SolarWinds attack
NASA and the FAA were named ahead of a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing tasked with investigating the widespread cyberattack
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Leading tech firms say there's little doubt Russia behind major hack
"We haven''t seen this kind of sophistication matched with this kind of scale," Microsoft President Brad Smith told the Senate Intelligence Committee
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US authorities still unravelling 'sophisticated' hack of nine govt agencies
A task force is investigating the extent of the damage from the breach, assessing potential responses and trying to confirm the identity of whoever was behind it
Pentagon plans to split cyber command, NSA draws strong Hill criticism
Both organizations currently are headed by Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, an arrangement know as dual-hatting
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Global cos, govt agencies among 200 victims of suspected Russian hacking
Of the roughly 18,000 SolarWinds customers that received the infected update, more than 1,000 experienced the malicious code ping a so-called second stage "command and control"
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Mike Pompeo says Russia 'pretty clear' behind cyberattack on US
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Russia was pretty clearly behind the gravest cyberattack against the United States on record
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