Bell Labs, the Colonial Pipeline and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
A simple technology invented by Bell Labs over 20 years ago (and widely used today) could have prevented the Colonial Pipeline attack. In 1880, the French government awarded Alexander Graham Bell roughly ...
Lessons from the Colonial Pipeline Breach
One of the largest, most economically devastating ransomware attacks occurred less than a month ago, and details of the attack are starting to become clearer. So what was the catalyst for this ...
DOJ Recovers $2.3M in Bitcoin Ransom Paid by Colonial Pipeline
Investigators recovered $2.3 million in bitcoin paid by the Colonial Pipeline Company to DarkSide following a ransomware attack in early May. On June 7, the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed that law ...
Malicious Life Podcast: Inside the DarkSide Colonial Pipeline Attack
On Friday, May 7th, 2021, Colonial Pipeline suffered a cyberattack that forced the company to shut down its operations. As a result, gasoline outages were reported across the U.S. East Coast ...
Justice Dept. Claws Back $2.3M Paid by Colonial Pipeline to Ransomware Gang
The U.S. Department of Justice said today it has recovered $2.3 million worth of Bitcoin that Colonial Pipeline paid to ransomware extortionists last month. The funds had been sent to DarkSide, a ...
Future-Proof Authentication: The Impact of the Colonial Pipeline Attack
As IT leaders consider what the Colonial Pipeline attack could mean for their cybersecurity infrastructure, it’s time to take a step back. How do vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure leave organizations open to ...
Breaking Down the Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack
How did the recent Colonial Pipeline cyber attack happen? What could have been done to prevent it? A closer look at the most recent—and potentially most devastating—cyberattack ...
Colonial Pipeline Updates, DarkSide Goes Dark, Cybersecurity Best Practices
More news and updates about the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, the DarkSide ransomware as a service (RaaS) goes dark on the dark web, and why we still need cybersecurity best practices (regardless ...
The Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack: Everything We Know
Throughout the week of May 10, 2021, headlines thrived on the havoc a ransomware attack against Colonial Pipelines wrought across the United States. As people rushed to gas stations, some filling plastic ...
ROUNDTABLE: Experts react to President Biden’s exec order in the aftermath of Colonial Pipeline hack
As wake up calls go, the Colonial Pipeline ransomware hack was piercing. Related: DHS embarks on 60-day cybersecurity sprints The attackers shut down the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S., compelling Colonial ...
