Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2021-05-07 00:00:00
Affected organization: Colonial Pipeline
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Transportation and Warehousing
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: DarkSide
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the United States, shuts down operations after suffering what is reported to be a DarkSide ransomware attack.