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Colonial Pipeline Company Security Incident
May 7, 2021
1599 days ago
Resolved
Incident Overview
Situation Description
Colonial Pipeline Company experienced a ransomware attack on May 7, 2021, which led to a halt in operations and panic buying of gasoline.
Event Types
Ransomware
Malware / Destructive Attack
Industry Sector
Critical InfrastructureGeographic Scope
National (US)Response Actions
Took Systems or Services Offline
Paid a Ransom
Managed Public Narrative & Crisis Communications
Impact Analysis
Event Types (2 identified)
Ransomware
Malware / Destructive Attack
Financial Impact
$4,400,000 USDRecords Affected
0Data Types Compromised
Operational / System Data
Primary Impacts
Operational Disruption
Financial Loss
Key Decisions Made
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount is scheduled to testify before Congress on June 9 regarding a ransomware attack.; The company paid $4.4 million to hackers to restart operations.; Colonial Pipeline took its pipeline system offline after learning of the ransomware attack to restart operations quickly and safely.
Technical Analysis
Attack Method
Unknown
Threat Actor Attribution
Russia
Additional Information
Quick Facts
- Company:
- Colonial Pipeline Company
- Date:
- May 7, 2021
- Status:
- Resolved
- Decision Maker:
- Joseph Blount
- Position:
- CEO
- Published:
- 20/05/2021
Source Information
Original Query
Colonial Pipeline CEO full testimony transcript to Congress on ransom payment decisionTimeline
Information Published
20/05/2021
Incident Occurred
May 7, 2021 (1599 days ago)
Status: Resolved
Estimated resolution based on age