{"id":27802,"date":"2021-05-10T10:04:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T08:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stocexpo.com\/?p=27802"},"modified":"2021-05-10T10:05:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T08:05:49","slug":"us-passes-emergency-waiver-over-fuel-pipeline-cyber-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stocexpo.com\/en\/2021\/05\/10\/us-passes-emergency-waiver-over-fuel-pipeline-cyber-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27802\" class=\"elementor elementor-27802\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d73fcfa elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d73fcfa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31a66287\" data-id=\"31a66287\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-11d5ab4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11d5ab4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5858ddde\" data-id=\"5858ddde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ffa221b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ffa221b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464db08e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"464db08e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7a16641 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>10\/05\/2021<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f89fbb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"59f89fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163056b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"163056b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lead\"><div class=\"entry-content no-share\"><div class=\"content-inner \"><div class=\"story-block\"><div class=\"lead\"><div class=\"field field-name-field-teaser field-type-text-long field-label-hidden \"><p>The US government issued emergency legislation on Sunday after the largest fuel pipeline in the US was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack.<\/p><p>The Colonial Pipeline carries 2.5 million barrels a day &#8211; 45% of the East Coast&#8217;s supply of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel.<\/p><p>It was completely knocked offline by a cyber-criminal gang on Friday and is still working to restore service.<\/p><p>The emergency status relaxes rules on fuel being transported by road.<\/p><p>It means drivers in 18 states can work extra or more flexible hours when transporting gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other refined petroleum products.<\/p><p>They are Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.<\/p><p>Experts say fuel prices are likely to rise 2-3% on Monday, but the impact will be far worse if it goes on for much longer.<\/p><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>Independent oil market analyst Gaurav Sharma told the BBC there is a lot of fuel now stranded at refineries in Texas.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>&#8220;Unless they sort it out by Tuesday, they&#8217;re in big trouble,&#8221; said Mr Sharma. &#8220;The first areas to be impacted would be Atlanta and Tennessee, then the domino effect goes up to New York.&#8221;<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>He said oil futures traders were now &#8220;scrambling&#8221; to meet demand, at a time when US inventories are declining, and demand &#8211; especially for vehicular fuels &#8211; is on the rise as consumers return to the roads and the US economy attempts to shake off the effects of the pandemic.<\/p><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>The temporary waiver issued by the Department of Transportation enables oil products to be shipped in tankers up to New York, but this would not be anywhere near enough to match the pipeline&#8217;s capacity, Mr Sharma warned.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>Multiple sources have confirmed that the ransomware attack was caused by a cyber-criminal gang called DarkSide, who infiltrated Colonial&#8217;s network on Thursday and took almost 100GB of data hostage.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>After seizing the data, the hackers locked the data on some computers and servers, demanding a ransom on Friday. If it is not paid, they are threatening to leak it onto the internet.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>Colonial said it is working with law enforcement, cyber-security experts and the Department of Energy to restore service.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>On Sunday evening it said that although its four mainlines remain offline, some smaller lateral lines between terminals and delivery points are now operational.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>&#8220;Quickly after learning of the attack, Colonial proactively took certain systems offline to contain the threat. These actions temporarily halted all pipeline operations and affected some of our IT systems, which we are actively in the process of restoring,&#8221; the firm said.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>&#8220;We are in the process of restoring service to other laterals and will bring our full system back online only when we believe it is safe to do so, and in full compliance with the approval of all federal regulations.&#8221;<\/p><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>While DarkSide is not the largest such gang in this space, the incident highlights\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-hiczm3-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osti.gov\/biblio\/1602649\">the increasing risk ransomware is posing to critical national industrial infrastructure<\/a>, not just businesses.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>It also marks the rise of an insidious criminal IT eco-system worth tens of millions of pounds, that is unlike anything the cyber-security industry has ever seen before.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>In addition to a notice on their computer screens, victims of a DarkSide attack receive an information pack informing them that their computers and servers are encrypted.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>The gang lists all the types of data it has stolen, and sends victims the URL of a &#8220;personal leak page&#8221; where the data is already loaded, waiting to be automatically published, should the company or organisation not pay before the deadline is up.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>DarkSide also tells victims it will provide proof of the data it has obtained, and is prepared to delete all of it from the victim&#8217;s network.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>According to Digital Shadows, a London-based cyber-security firm that tracks global cyber-criminal groups to help enterprises limit their exposure online, DarkSide operates like a business.<\/p><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>The gang develops the software used to encrypt and steal data, then trains up &#8220;affiliates&#8221;, who receive a toolkit containing the software, a template ransomware demand email, and training on how to carry out attacks.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>The affiliate cyber-criminals then pay DarkSide a percentage of their earnings from any successful ransomware attacks.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>And when it released a new software in March that could encrypt data faster than before, the gang issued a press release and invited journalists to interview it.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>The gang even has a website on the dark web where it brags about its work in detail, listing all the companies it has hacked and what was stolen, and an &#8220;ethics&#8221; page where it says which organisations it will not attack.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>It also works with &#8220;access brokers&#8221; &#8211; nefarious hackers who work to harvest the login details for as many working user accounts on various services as they can find.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>Rather than break into these accounts and alert users or the service providers, these brokers sit on the usernames and passwords and sell them off to the highest bidders &#8211; cyber-criminal gangs who want to use them to carry out much larger crimes.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i84\" data-component=\"crosshead-block\"><h2 class=\"ssrcss-qozapo-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\">How did the attack occur?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>Digital Shadows thinks the Colonial Pipeline cyber-attack has come about due to the coronavirus pandemic &#8211; the rise of engineers remotely accessing control systems for the pipeline from home.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>James Chappell, co-founder and chief innovation officer at Digital Shadows, believes DarkSide bought account login details relating to remote desktop software like TeamViewer and Microsoft Remote Desktop.<\/p><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>He says it is possible for anyone to look up the login portals for computers connected to the internet on search engines like Shodan, and then &#8220;have-a-go&#8221; hackers just keep trying usernames and passwords until they get some to work.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re seeing a lot of victims now, this is seriously a big problem now,&#8221; said Mr Chappell.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\"><div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><p>&#8220;Every day there&#8217;s new victims. 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