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On May 9th, Colonial Pipeline, the largest oil transport pipeline company in the United States, which stopped operations due to ransomware attacks, announced that it will resume operations.
Colonial Pipeline is the nation’s largest transport pipeline company, transporting 100 million gallons of fuel per day and covering 45% of the fuel used on the east coast of the United States. This colonial pipeline was attacked by ransomware on May 9, and the system was shut down to prevent the spread of damage.
The system was suspended for five days, but on May 13, Colonial Pipeline announced that it had resumed its pipeline business at 17:00 on May 12, 2021.
DarkSide, a ransomware criminal group involved in the crime, is making a statement about the incident, saying its purpose is to make money and not to cause social problems. However, major US media are evaluating that it has crossed the line. Darkside is a group based on the Russian forum, and it shows that it is a Russian criminal group that has confirmed spelling mistakes in English in this crime statement. President Biden has issued a statement that the attack was not directed by the Russian government, but that the Russian government is responsible for dealing with the incident.
Due to this incident, a gasoline panic occurred on the east coast of the United States, where fuel supply was cut off for five days, and citizens flocked to gas stations to save gasoline.
In response to such a surge in demand, gasoline prices are also soaring at a rate that cannot be seen in emergencies such as hurricanes, and among them, citizens who want to store gasoline in plastic bags have appeared. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an official statement to stop storing gasoline in plastic bags and make sure to use only approved containers. Related information can be found here.
Meanwhile, according to reports, the Colonial Pipeline paid more than $5 million in ransom. Colonial Pipeline resumed operations on May 12, but how the problem was solved was not disclosed at first. However, according to reports, the government officials reported that they paid a ransom of about $5 million.
Colonial Pipeline commissioned cybersecurity company Mandiant to respond to this response, and Mandiant said it did not directly pay the ransomware attack group on behalf of the client. I admitted that it could be. Related information can be found here.
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