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Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. On May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline, an American oil pipeline system that originates in Houston, Texas, and carries gasoline and jet fuel mainly to the Southeastern United States, suffered a ransomware cyberattack that afflicted computerized equipment managing the pipeline. [4][5][6] The Colonial Pipeline ...
From January 2023 through June 2024, at least 83 potential ransomware attacks on school districts were disclosed, according to unreleased K12 SIX data acquired exclusively by CBS News. At least 21 ...
A ransomware attack has shut down the computer system of the largest trial court in the country, officials with the Superior Court of Los Angeles County said. The Superior Court of Los Angeles ...
The attack didn't affect the L.A. County public defender’s office, the agency said in a news release, adding that it's communicating with the Superior Court "to ensure the protection of our ...
WannaCry ransomware attack. The WannaCry ransomware attack was a worldwide cyberattack in May 2017 by the WannaCry ransomware cryptoworm, which targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. [4] It was propagated by using EternalBlue, an exploit ...
On 14 May 2021, the Health Service Executive (HSE) of Ireland suffered a major ransomware cyberattack which caused all of its IT systems nationwide to be shut down. [1][2][3][4] It was the most significant cybercrime attack on an Irish state agency and the largest known attack against a health service computer system. [5][6] Bloomberg News ...
July 23, 2024 at 2:51 AM. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The largest trial court in the country was closed Monday after a ransomware attack shut down its computer system late last week, officials with the ...
JBS S.A. ransomware attack. On May 30, 2021, JBS S.A., a Brazil-based meat processing company, suffered a cyberattack, disabling its beef and pork slaughterhouses. The attack impacted facilities in the United States, Canada, and Australia.