Ransomware-hit US gas pipeline shut for two days

By 2020-02-19Science & Tech
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A ransomware attack on a US natural gas facility meant a pipeline had to be shut down for two days, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said.

However, it did not name the facility or say when the attack happened.

A malicious link sent to staff at the facility eventually caused the shutdown “of the entire pipeline asset”.

It was so severe in part because the organisation was not prepared for such an attack ... Read even more

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