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2021
North Carolina sues Colonial Pipeline over Huntersville spill information
North Carolina environmental officials sued Colonial Pipeline, alleging it had failed to provide updates on the size and extent of the Huntersville gasoline spill. The state sought information and a court order directing the company to comply with its cleanup and restoration obligations.
2021
Colonial Pipeline reports personal-information breach
Colonial Pipeline said it had recently learned that DarkSide operators collected and exfiltrated documents containing personal information of 5,810 individuals during the May ransomware attack. The company was sending notification letters to affected individuals.
2021
Colonial Pipeline CEO apologizes for ransomware attack
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount apologized in congressional testimony for the impact of a ransomware attack that interrupted the company's pipeline operations. He also took personal responsibility for the company's decision to pay a $4.4 million ransom.
2021
Colonial Pipeline confirms $4.4 million ransomware payment
Colonial Pipeline confirmed that it paid $4.4 million to the hackers who had intruded into its computer systems. Its CEO said the company authorized payment because executives were unsure how severely the attack had damaged systems or how long restoring safe pipeline operations would take.
2021
Cyberattack halts Colonial Pipeline operations
A cyberattack halted operations for the Colonial Pipeline, a major U.S. oil pipeline. State officials said Mississippi was not facing a gas shortage due to the disruption.
2021
Cyberattack disrupts Colonial Pipeline operations
A cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline's IT systems led the company to preemptively shut down its operational technology networks, halting fuel transport from Texas to New Jersey. The article reports that a cybercriminal group stole company data; the type of data was not specified.
2021
Colonial Pipeline shuts down pipeline following cyberattack
Colonial Pipeline shut down its pipeline pre-emptively in response to a ransomware cyberattack on May 7. The article reports that the shutdown disrupted operations; it does not state that data was breached.
2021
Colonial Pipeline operations disrupted by ransomware attack
A ransomware attack forced Colonial Pipeline to proactively shut down operations. The company had resumed service on smaller lateral lines by Sunday, while its core lines remained shut; it said it was restoring pipeline segments in phases and aimed to substantially restore service by the end of the week.
2021
Ransomware attack temporarily halts Colonial Pipeline operations
A ransomware cyberattack led Colonial Pipeline to take systems offline, temporarily halting pipeline operations and affecting some IT systems. The article reports that the attackers stole company data before encrypting computers.