Category: cyber-attack

Cyber-Attack Shuts Down Biggest Gasoline Pipeline in US–Colonial Pipeline

May 8, 2021
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NEW YORK—Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has shut its entire network, the source of nearly half of the U.S. East Coast’s fuel supply, after a cyber attack that the company said was caused by ransomware. The shutdown has raised fears of a price spike at the gas pumps ahead of peak demand summer…

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Cyberattack Affects UnitingCare Network, Hospitals in Queensland

April 26, 2021
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Australian community services organisation UnitingCare experienced a cyberattack on Sunday, reportedly affecting at least two hospitals in its vast network in Queensland. The Wesley and St Andrews hospitals reportedly issued text messages to visiting medical staff at 2.20 p.m. on Monday advising them about the cybersecurity incident, The Courier Mail reported. In a statement provided…

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