Jun 5, 2021
On Friday, May 7, the Colonial Pipeline Company, a major transporter of fuel on the U.S. East Coast, was hit with a ransomware attack using the Darkside ransomware.
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS
i find it fascinating that the headlines claim the ransomware attack “shut down oil pipelines”, they did not, the oil pipeline company shut it down. the hackers want cryptocurrency, because it’s untraceable. the companies don't spend enough money on security, close off critical operations from i.t., in particular their financial & billing systems, which are vulnerable to attack.
yes, it’s more complicated than that, but then again, it really isn’t.
