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In the biggest cyberattack to date on critical infrastructure in the U.S., Colonial Pipeline – sprawling 5,500 miles from Houston to New York City – halted its mainlines on Friday, May 7, when administrators detected advanced ransomware internally. On Thursday, a day before the ransomware attack, Russia-based cyber criminal group DarkSide stole more than 100GB of data, giving DarkSide added leverage to extract a ransom from Colonial Pipeline, which some speculated could end up paying a ransom to avoid a prolonged and potentially catastrophic shutdown. On Monday, May 10, Colonial announced that it had set a “goal of substantially restoring operational service by the end of the week,” which means the Eastern U.S. will likely face days of uncertainty over its energy supply. ....
Signaling greater U.S. government involvement in cybersecurity, President Biden in his first State of the Union address last night mentioned bolstering cybersecurity through such measures as making security jobs accessible, combating cyber interference from Russia, and mitigating nation-state threats. Biden’s address comes as both the federal government and industry ramp up efforts to take on ransomware. In an internal memo sent to DOJ staff last week, Acting Deputy Attorney General John Carlin detailed the precarious position citizens, companies, and even government agencies have been put in due to advanced extortion attempts using ransomware: “By any measure, 2020 was the worst year ever when it comes to ransomware and related extortion events…And if we don’t break the back of this cycle, a problem that’s already bad is going to get worse.” ....