Colonial Pipeline ransomware shutdown (COLONIAL-PIPELINE-2021)
Ransomware · disclosed 2021-05-07 · region: US · primary attribution: MISP-f514a46e
Sectors touched: Pipeline Transportation
DarkSide ransomware caused 6-day shutdown of the US East Coast's largest fuel pipeline (~45% of East Coast supply). Triggered panic-buying + ~10,000 gas stations dry. Colonial paid $4.4M ransom; ~$2.3M recovered by DOJ. President Biden's response set precedent for treating ransomware as a national-security issue.
Named victims
- Colonial Pipeline