Can anyone share some examples of where “cyber security” is working? Critical government and private sector networks are consistently proving themselves vulnerable. https://t.co/LDk7K7dCJf

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) May 8, 2021

UPDATE: Colonial Pipeline confirms a ransomware attack is behind today’s pipeline shut down ? pic.twitter.com/zdKupZgwGd

— Nicole Sganga (@NicoleSganga) May 8, 2021

“US pipeline system shutdown after {exposed VPN system not patched, weak password RDP exposed on internet, employee runs malware emailed to them}” After gaining access, financially motivated threat actors disrupted systems to extort money. Cyber extortion is big criminal business https://t.co/SFjReWiVyq

— thaddeus e. grugq (@thegrugq) May 8, 2021

The Colonial Pipeline is the largest refined-products pipeline in the U.S., transporting more than 100 million gallons per day, or roughly 45% of fuel consumed on the East Coast https://t.co/TBXQ1wnxPX

— Anthony DeRosa ? (@Anthony) May 8, 2021

Good reporting by Ellen with quotes from me. The reality is ransomware is becoming more pervasive in both IT and OT networks, impacts in IT can impact operations as well. https://t.co/bMn4vHidNk

— Robert M. Lee (@RobertMLee) May 8, 2021

“The operator, Colonial Pipeline, which transports more than 100 million gallons of gasoline and other fuel daily from Houston to the New York Harbor...said it learned of the cyberattack on Friday, causing them to pause operations.”https://t.co/L5OIfguWzg

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) May 8, 2021

"The [ransomware] attack on top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline appears to have been carried out by a criminal group, but federal officials and the private security firm Mandiant are still investigating the matter, one official said."https://t.co/dsGnOZfF0P

— Shashank Joshi (@shashj) May 8, 2021

45% of the East Coast's fuel supply is carried through one delivery system, operated by Colonial Pipeline, the victim of a cyberattack Friday. The shutdown was precautionary; company says attack did not impact delivery. But, that's a lot of dependency on one company. https://t.co/CLXKZqZsgd

— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) May 8, 2021

This is wild

Colonial Pipeline, which operates the largest US gasoline and diesel pipeline system, said it shut its entire network after a cyber-attack. The artery transports roughly 45% of the fuel to the East Coasthttps://t.co/VJwiiGEIRm pic.twitter.com/b9Z52d6SSp

— Stephen Stapczynski (@SStapczynski) May 8, 2021

As suspected, the Colonial Pipeline precautionary shutdown was due to ransomware. This is what I was hearing from sources as well. https://t.co/nNXocQPXYT

— Kim Zetter (@KimZetter) May 8, 2021

We spend a lot of time legitimately discussing Nation State activity whilst ransomware - often used by criminal gangs - is still the most disruptive global cyber problem. There is often affiliation b/t the two. Regardless don’t take your eyes off ransomware anytime soon. https://t.co/K4aj80HHUR

— Ann Johnson (@ajohnsocyber) May 8, 2021

I truly hope that this was not done by a state actor. If a foreign government hacked American critical infrastructure, the American response is going to be brutal. https://t.co/Vkl80V25QH

— Peter Zeihan (@PeterZeihan) May 8, 2021

First reported by WaPo.

Have confirmed it was ransomware. https://t.co/bKwZicskzS

— Chris Bing (@Bing_Chris) May 8, 2021

Colonial is a critical piece of energy infrastructure, supplying nearly half of gasoline & diesel along much of east coast. If outage lasts, could see higher prices, calls to tap new northeast gasoline reserve & renewed discussion of fuel system resiliency https://t.co/JVZZYGyGrr https://t.co/uJguwcihMC pic.twitter.com/W7VMw85UXj

— Jason Bordoff (@JasonBordoff) May 8, 2021

ALERT: Ransomware attack leads to shut down of major U.S. pipeline system, U.S. official says. Still unknown if carried out by criminals or foreign govt. These incidents are more common than realized, but mostly go unreported to the public, experts say. https://t.co/z2nDua6lEz

— Ellen Nakashima (@nakashimae) May 8, 2021

The attack appears to involve ransomware, according to people familiar with the investigation. No indications at this time OT systems were directly hit. I’m told FireEye is probing the hack for Colonial. https://t.co/SZ4mTuPBAj

— Dustin Volz (@dnvolz) May 8, 2021

Quite a kicker. pic.twitter.com/h8tEJF6Ge5

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 8, 2021

Do you call the hackers that took out oil pipeline whitehats because they delayed climate change by half a second?

— . (@cloud_opinion) May 8, 2021

Two people briefed on the probe said the attack appeared to be limited to information systems and hadn’t infiltrated operational control systems, but cautioned that the investigation was in its early stages. https://t.co/dQhcJZGT3n

— Dustin Volz (@dnvolz) May 8, 2021

cyberattack shuts down Colonial Pipeline is quite the sentence https://t.co/UZyUIrLrzz

— Kate Aronoff (@KateAronoff) May 8, 2021

An ongoing “cybersecurity attack” has turned off the biggest gasoline pipeline from the gulf to the US east coast. https://t.co/JyIFbZMdyK pic.twitter.com/YrcI2MimO1

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 8, 2021

Ransomware shuts down one of the most critical regional pipelines. This has gotten out of control. https://t.co/xvRNQ0GAIO

— Chris Krebs (@C_C_Krebs) May 8, 2021

The main conduit carrying gasoline and diesel fuel to the U.S. East Coast said it had halted all operations after being hit with a cyberattack https://t.co/TBXQ1wnxPX

— Anthony DeRosa ? (@Anthony) May 8, 2021

This is a very serious issue, but as I am a nerd, the thing in this story that really stuck out was when that guy said "it is the country’s jugular aorta for moving fuel" and I was all EXCUSE ME I THINK YOU MEAN CAROTID ARTERY DO YOU EVEN ANATOMY SIR https://t.co/GrjuUr1FUu

— John Scalzi (@scalzi) May 8, 2021

Crumbs... https://t.co/PZrxK7qyvm

— James (@agoodfireburns) May 8, 2021

latest on the #ColonialPipeline cyberattack:

*Colonial confirms ransomware
*Criminal ransomware gang Darkside appears to be behind the attack
*FERC is working with other agencies to monitor developments https://t.co/kDzjK4YEks

— Sam Sabin (@samsabin923) May 8, 2021

'Jugular' of the U.S. fuel pipeline system shuts down after cyberattack https://t.co/xSCeg8CgA8

The attack on pipeline carrying millions of barrels of fuel is "the most significant, successful attack on energy infrastructure we know of in the U.S."

w/@ericgeller @ggonzalez2176

— Ben Lefebvre (@bjlefebvre) May 8, 2021

Cyberattack on critical pipeline freezes deliveries to U.S. East Coast.

The pipeline provides about 45 percent of all fuel consumed on the East Coast. https://t.co/SVbG6vPnTq

— Elizabeth Kim (Liz, Lizzy or 김혜성) ? (@zen4ever2us) May 8, 2021

Cyber attacks are like arsons - you need someone to put the fire out, but then you need investigators to figure out who started it & how. This type of attack on our infrastructure is one of the major threats we face. https://t.co/FzqkcQ7c7M

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) May 8, 2021

As suspected, the Colonial Pipeline precautionary shutdown was due to ransomware. This is what I was hearing from sources as well. https://t.co/nNXocQPXYT

— Kim Zetter (@KimZetter) May 8, 2021

If a criminal gang can do this, what could a nation state do in retaliation for American foreign policy or during real conflict? We need to up our game big time.https://t.co/3Mdvs5llCh

— ? cosmic ? (@netcom_cosmic) May 8, 2021

Ransomware attack leads to shutdown of major U.S. pipeline system

The attack on top U.S. operator Colonial Pipeline appears to have been carried out by an Eastern European-based criminal gang [DarkSide].https://t.co/VWUXAQhLVj

— ClearingTheFog (@clearing_fog) May 8, 2021

アメリカの東海岸でガソリンを運んでいるパイプランが、ランサムウェア（身代金要求型ウィルス）のサイバー攻撃を受けて機能停止に。インフラに対する攻撃はもっとも危険な攻撃のひとつで警戒が必要。日本も他人事ではないです。https://t.co/72hB0XxABN

— 山田敏弘 (@yamadajour) May 8, 2021

US officials say it was a ransomware attack. https://t.co/AtjsUmTKCx

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 8, 2021

BREAKING: ransomware attack shuts down major pipeline carrying 45% of the fuel consumed on US East Coast.

Story: @nakashimae @willenglund & @yjtorbatihttps://t.co/zKhtoLnKsT pic.twitter.com/GRJ5PJsO2c

— John Scott-Railton (@jsrailton) May 8, 2021

Ransomware attack leads to shutdown of major U.S. pipeline system https://t.co/3t1GETf04y pic.twitter.com/2tSCVJ1rsc

— Post Graphics (@PostGraphics) May 8, 2021

Ransomware attack leads to shut down of major U.S. pipeline system
By Ellen Nakashima, Will Englund and Yeganeh Torbatihttps://t.co/BSeoXRklnZ

— David Jolly (@DavidJollyFL) May 8, 2021

Follow for further updates here:https://t.co/mJyXDFTRsA

— Chris Bing (@Bing_Chris) May 8, 2021

Top #US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has #shut its #entire #network after a #cyber #attack

Colonial's network supplies fuel from U.S #refiners on the #Gulf #Coast to the populous #eastern and #southern United States.https://t.co/iwLAIYenm0 pic.twitter.com/gkaeR8BTgA

— Trey Rutledge ?? (@treyrutledge3) May 8, 2021

The incident is one of the most disruptive digital ransom operations ever reported and has drawn attention to how critical U.S. #energy infrastructure is vulnerable to hackers. https://t.co/FkWFaoaqE8 #OOTT

— Stephanie Kelly (@StephanieKellyM) May 8, 2021

Cyber attack shuts down top U.S. fuel pipeline network

CYBER WAR

Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator #ColonialPipeline has shut its entire network, the source of nearly half of the U.S. East Coast’s fuel supply#MOG https://t.co/BUN7a2Jbq5

— Michael O'Grady (@mog7546) May 8, 2021

Colonial Pipeline has shut its entire network after a cyber attack. The network supplies fuel from U.S refiners on the Gulf Coast to the populous eastern and southern United States, transporting 45% of East Coast fuel supply.https://t.co/p8EE8bs48x

— gabsmashh | Advanced Persistent Brunette (@gabsmashh) May 8, 2021

Cyber attack shuts down top U.S. fuel pipeline network

Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline shut its entire network, source of half of the U.S. East Coast’s fuel supply, after cyber attack industry sources said was caused by ransomwarehttps://t.co/DuG2sQchI0

— Dennis S Brotman ?? #DemCast #DemCastGA (@DenbrotS) May 8, 2021

Bit more on this. Colonial's network transports 2.5 mln bpd of fuel throughout the U.S. That includes supplying 45% of the East Coast fuel market. https://t.co/FkWFaoaqE8

— Stephanie Kelly (@StephanieKellyM) May 8, 2021

Top U.S. pipeline operator shuts major fuel line after cyber attack. https://t.co/6XoQ5Yj6ac

— L.E.D. (@LauraDeNardis) May 8, 2021

https://t.co/fOfGuaaDN2

They just shut down the largest pipeline.... This should sky rocket oil and gas, and will send oil rocketing, 10-yr will explode, and the dollar will collapse, which should put the final nail in the coffin for this market

— Farris BABA (@farrisbaba) May 8, 2021

Cyberattack Forces a Shutdown of a Top U.S. Pipeline #Pipeline #Shutdown #CyberSecurity
#CyberSecurityNews #CyberSec #CyberSecurite #CyberAttack #CyberAttaque #Hack #Hacking #DDoS #Ransomware #Malware #Trojan #Botnet #Phishing #Cloud #BigData #Datahttps://t.co/7m9NB7jtNd

— SIMON WARGNIEZ (@simonwargniez) May 8, 2021

Cyberattack Forces a Shutdown of a Top U.S. Pipeline Operator https://t.co/CIFzujVrOO

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) May 8, 2021

Is this why @SteveDaines went to Russia? Is he helping Vlad cause disruptions with our energy resources? The @GOP @MTGOP has never answered why they were in Russia and now this? https://t.co/HqQOKGL615

— 406NastyWoman (@406Shann1) May 8, 2021

Gee. I wonder who’s interested in our pipelines.

“Cyberattack Forces a Shutdown of a Top U.S. Pipeline Operator” https://t.co/GrI2wczmNP

— medit8now (@medit8now) May 8, 2021

Cyberattack Forces a Shutdown of a Top U.S. Pipeline https://t.co/dm9icZWTL3

— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 8, 2021

Is this now the highest impact cyber attack on U.S: critical infrastructure? https://t.co/7bcIuhqL0i

— Chris Wysopal (@WeldPond) May 8, 2021

In a year of accelerating cyberattacks, this may rank as one of the most notable. So far the company has given few of the critical details that we need to know - including whether the attack itself was directed at Colonial’s industrial control systems. https://t.co/sOHdq0LY2Y

— David Sanger (@SangerNYT) May 8, 2021

Cyberattack Forces a Shutdown of a Top U.S. Pipeline https://t.co/YVhVaQ4Qfk

— EndGameWW3 (@EndGameWW3) May 8, 2021

So gas prices to the moon, instead of DOGE? https://t.co/cdwJPgYSgw

— KF (@d0tslash) May 8, 2021

But does this scale to the entire industryhttps://t.co/bIipeVidhd

— Julian Oliver (@julian0liver) May 8, 2021

"Cyberattack Forces a Shutdown of a Top U.S. Pipeline Operator" por David E. Sanger via NYT https://t.co/1XwRlHFjqP

— Jaz Aquino (@aquinisima) May 8, 2021

Cyberattack Forces a Shutdown of a Top U.S. Pipeline - The New York Times https://t.co/1wjTdpAij3

— ?? (@StunLikes) May 8, 2021

The pipelines that had to be shutdown carries 45 percent of the East Coast's fuel & have fueled them since 1960.

This highlights the vulnerability of aging infrastructures that are directly or indirectly connected to the internet.#wtpBLUE #ONEV1https://t.co/xTzL7nWsBj

— ??‍♀️ Shoathree TigerBigMama ? (@shoathree) May 8, 2021

Cyberattack Forces Shutdown of a Key Pipeline Yet Republicans Refuse To Pass Infrastructure Bill Needed to Upgrade & Protect Critical Systems.@LeaderMcConnell Said the @GOP Cares Only About Stopping @JoeBiden & Not About Protecting America.#GOPTraitors https://t.co/pzWXCItjB0

— Tony Weil (@wilytone) May 8, 2021

cyberattacks are bad, but this brings me great joy lollll https://t.co/9nQ98Jfqop

— ???????? ????? (@yessfun) May 8, 2021

A #cyberattack has forced the shutdown of one of the largest pipelines in the US. https://t.co/14GmUBgo0V

— Ulrike Franke (@RikeFranke) May 8, 2021

https://t.co/b2Vun6aN2J

Wait for the blame game

— The Sirius Report (@thesiriusreport) May 8, 2021

Cyberattack Forces a Shutdown of a Top U.S. Pipeline - The New York Times ?? https://t.co/gu1yCxB5Wr

— Arriadna ?➡️??? (@Arriadna) May 8, 2021

A cyberattack has forced the shutdown of one of the largest pipelines in the United States: https://t.co/U9SrF3xoMv

— Adam Levin (@Adam_K_Levin) May 8, 2021

BREAKING: Pipelines carrying 45% of the East Coast's fuel supplies were shut down after a cyberattack.

Reminder that Russia's SolarWinds attack last year "created 'back doors' that experts say could ultimately enable attacks on physical infrastructure."https://t.co/5tub2rDJ8D

— TrumpFile.org (@TrumpFile) May 8, 2021

Nothing from Biden WH. May just be another China test. https://t.co/4XhXotfYJI

— Joe McKinley (@bartmckinley) May 8, 2021

Brother @Neloangelo314, did you see this?https://t.co/qmD8rs6hV9

— ☦??MΑΤT.M??☦ (@OBouzouksis) May 8, 2021

Heh.
Too fun.
Named 'Colonial Pipeline' even.
2 points for honesty.

Poor little #gasholes. https://t.co/RNSic5PCW2

— Barbara Low (@BarbaraXLow) May 8, 2021

Massive fossil fuel pipeline shutdown due to cyber attack https://t.co/2wElhAjdJ5

— Ketan Joshi (@KetanJ0) May 8, 2021

Latest on Colonial cyberattack via ⁦@MikeJeffers⁩ & ⁦@WilliamTurton⁩:

- Attack appeared to use a ransomware group called DarkSide, per expert
- Shutdown could roil fuel markets if not fixed, but main 2 lines haven’t been full for months
https://t.co/0K433m1Pin

— Rachel Adams-Heard (@racheladhe) May 8, 2021

石油パイプラインにサイバー攻撃

米最大の石油製品パイプラインを運営するColonial Pipelineは、ランサムウェアを用いた攻撃を受けて操業を停止 via @washingtonpost

重要インフラを狙った攻撃への脅威が増しており、先月バイデン政権は防衛強化のプランを開始しています。https://t.co/Ibm4H4YYgw

— Marika Katanuma (@MarikaKatanuma) May 8, 2021

Ransomware shuts down one of the most critical regional pipelines. This has gotten out of control. https://t.co/xvRNQ0GAIO

— Chris Krebs (@C_C_Krebs) May 8, 2021

Ransomware attack shuts down biggest U.S. gasoline pipelinehttps://t.co/YfyO3oJhJ7 via @MikeJeffers @WilliamTurton pic.twitter.com/JYNI1gyAb9

— Stuart Wallace (@StuartLWallace) May 8, 2021

Not a single fucking mention of the fact that #ColonialPipeline is responsible for what may be the largest leak in US history. MSM sucks. @RobletoFire https://t.co/Vpfx1M0BcH

— Comrade Misty is Putin’s Buddy ? (@SarcasmStardust) May 8, 2021

At least it’s not the government doing so this time. https://t.co/FeOKCeRb0s

— Scott Isbell (@scottisbell_) May 8, 2021

Colonial Pipeline Shut Down After Ransomware Attack - Bloomberg https://t.co/WzIlbodEog

— Darin D. Fessler ?? (@DDFalpha) May 8, 2021

#CyberAttack #cybersecurity #Ransomware kaspersky #Cloud #CloudComputing #data #computing #antivirus #AI #Hacking #bots #xenobots #ArtificialIntelligence #google #Microsoft https://t.co/5pKQOVeV1b Translated using #MicrosoftFlow

— Daniel Villamizar -Microsoft Azure MVP (@CSA_DVillamizar) May 8, 2021

I know that $CRWD $ZS and $OKTA are overvalued but they are not going to slow down in terms of growth. Do you research and buy them when they give you a chance.

Colonial Pipeline shuts pipeline operations after cyberattack
https://t.co/XozUWK47hb

— Mukund Mohan (@mukund) May 8, 2021

https://t.co/7rZ82mBUxV

At first blush this could significantly effect Energy prices in the short-term. Also highlights how big a threat cybercrime is! I don't know about you but holding infrastructure hostage seems pretty low-down to me!

— Christopher Robb (@chris_fundstrat) May 8, 2021

I’ve worked network analysis, cyber and critical infrastructure attack

As our country spirals because of disinformation & culture wars, threat countries and bad actors will exploit the leadership vacuum. US agencies and companies can only absorb so muchhttps://t.co/xzIsEV0c0R

— Denver Riggleman (@RepRiggleman) May 8, 2021

This #cyberattack goes way beyond a threat - it is a probe of undetermined magnitude with the potential to set the stage for larger critical #infrastructure disruptions. Forensic analysis is critical for our long-term national security and #cyberdefense.https://t.co/HsWjtmyZnO

— Kirk Lippold (@KirkLippold) May 8, 2021

Ransomware attack forces largest fuel pipeline operator in U.S. to shut entire network https://t.co/NohYpiXyzF

— CNBC (@CNBC) May 8, 2021

Colonial Pipeline shuts pipeline operations after cyberattack https://t.co/GWSIPk667L

— ClintTorrez (@shartstorm8d8) May 8, 2021

Shoulda used $CRWD: "Colonial Pipeline fell victim to a cybersecurity attack on Friday that involved ransomware, forcing it to temporarily shut down all pipeline operations... Colonial Pipeline transports nearly half of the East Coast’s fuel supply" https://t.co/y8ZqfJPaCM

— Liberty ?? (@LibertyRPF) May 8, 2021

1️⃣ Cybersecurity *is* infrastructure. 2️⃣ We cannot afford to wait, we must pass the #AmericanJobsPlan, now. https://t.co/Etrh3yaPru

— Jorge A. Caballero, MD (@DataDrivenMD) May 8, 2021

Dark cyber winter? https://t.co/d46nOvjWnb

— Gonz (@FaceLikeTheSun) May 8, 2021

Government officials have been warning for years of pipeline cybersecurity vulnerabilities and shortcomings—and a new incident may show just how bad these attacks can be https://t.co/wAUx9Mj0z9 pic.twitter.com/7g7KBUyCH7

— The Record by Recorded Future (@TheRecord_Media) May 8, 2021