Colonial Pipeline

Date: 20210507

Method: Compromised VPN password VPN + Ransomware

Impact: Colonial Pipeline is the largest oil pipeline from Texas to New York. The attack caused shutdown that had the ripple effect of temporary fuel shortage along the East Coast. Colonial Pipline paid $4.4M of bitcoin

Attacker: DarkSide.

Noteworthy: The fuel shortage caused long line in the gas station & panic. It has serious impact to the economy. DarkSide operates ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS)

References

Colonial Pipeline hack explained: Everything you need to know