Cyberattack-hit top US pipeline network Colonial Pipeline said on Monday that it had begun phased restart of a giant US gasoline pipeline. The company said it hoped to restore operations by the end of the week.

Colonial pipeline to restore Gasoline flow this week

Hit by a cyberattack, the operator of a major US fuel pipeline said it hopes to have services mostly restored by the end of the week as the FBI and administration officials identified the culprits as a gang of criminal hackers.

Cyberattack on US pipeline: Officials hope most service will be back by weekend

The hackers that paralysed Colonial Pipeline operations have stolen a large amount of data, reported Bloomberg News citing people familiar with the matter. The attackers, part of a cybercrime group called DarkSide and have been reported to have stolen 100 GB data in just two hours on Thursday (May 6).

Colonial Pipeline hackers stole large amount of data, says report

US pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline shut its entire network after a cyber attack believed to have been caused by ransomware. The pipeline network of Colonial Pipeline conveys nearly half of US East Coast's fuel supply.

Top US fuel pipeline network shut down due to cyber attack

The company providing internet services for Belgium's parliament, government agencies, universities and scientific institutions said on Tuesday that its network was under cyberattack, with connections to several customers disrupted.

Belgian government, parliament, colleges hit by cyberattack 

US Justice Department has charged 3 North Korean military intelligence officials over cyberattacks to steal $1.3 billion in cryptocurrency. The three, who are not in custody, are also accused of deploying malicious cryptocurrency programs.

US charges 3 North Korean hackers over $1.3 bn cryptocurrency attacks

As the United States comes to grips with a far-reaching Russian cyberattack on federal agencies, private corporations and the nation’s infrastructure, new evidence has emerged that the hackers hunted their victims through multiple channels.

Russians are believed to have used Microsoft resellers in cyberattacks

The suspected Russian hackers responsible for the worst US cyber attack in years leveraged reseller access to Microsoft Corp services to penetrate targets that had no compromised network software from SolarWinds Corp, investigators have said.

Russian hackers used Microsoft vendors to breach customers, investigators say

US President-elect Joe Biden said that he had not seen any evidence that cyberattack against the US was under control. He lashed out at US President Donald Trump for being reluctant to name Russia.

Trump must put blame on Russia for cyberattack, says Biden

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Russia for the massive cyberattack against multiple US agencies and thousands of individual federal and private entities.

Pompeo says Russians engaged in the massive cyberattack

As Europe prepares to roll out the coronavirus vaccine, the European Medicines Agency(EMA) said today that it was targeted in a cyber attack. Watch: "EMA cannot provide additional details whilst the investigation is ongoing.

EU's medicines agency responsible for vaccine approval suffers cyber attack

Four British athletes have been the victims of cyber attack where their intimate photographs and videos were posted online. This attack has affected hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities.

Private pictures of four female British athletes posted online in widespread cyberattack

According to the US-based China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI), China carried out several cyber-attacks between 2007 to 2018, including computer attacks against Indian satellite communication in 2017.

China carried out multiple attacks against Indian satellites: US report

Amid the escalating tensions between Beijing and London, UK ministers fear that China is planning a serious cyber-attack targetting Britain, dubbed as "cyber 9/11".

'Cyber-9/11': UK ministers warn of China launching online attack against Britain

Kaspersky recently discovered two new Android malware modifications that are capable of stealing cookies that are stored by the internet browser and social media applications.

Combination of Android malware may compromise user's social media accounts

one of the most powerful leaders in the world today. The Amazon CEO had hired private investigators to probe the phone hack. So if Jeff Bezos has evidence to prove is the shocking claim, he must put it out.

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Hackers demanded about $5 million in bitcoin from Mexico's Pemex, they told Reuters on Tuesday, saying the state oil firm missed a special discount by not paying immediately after a cyberattack that fouled up the company's systems.

Hackers demand $5 million from Mexico's Pemex in cyberattack

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) — the administrative governing body for nuclear power plants in the country on Wednesday confirmed that a cyberattack took place on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) located off the Bay of Bengal in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district.

NPCIL confirms cyberattack on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, says system unaffected

Estonia is one of the most advanced digital societies in the world. In 2007, a small country in Europe, Estonia was under a cyberattack. The attack paralysed the entire digital network of the country and brought it to a standstill.

When life gives you lemons, turn them into lemonade: Estonian ambassador to WION on cyber attacks

Cyber security experts had warned of potential attacks on the Winter Olympics, with both North Korea and Russia touted as possible sources

Pyeongchang 2018: Winter Olympics hit by cyber attack, source not revealed

According to court documents, between November 2014 and September 2016, Paras executed a series of attacks on the networks of Rutgers University.

Indian pleads guilty to launching cyber-attack on varsity computers

Computers around the globe were hacked beginning Friday using a security flaw in Microsoft's Windows XP operating system

Renault production resumed at most sites after WannaCry ransomware attack

The recent WannaCry ransomware attack has raised questions about how it works and how to guard against it

WannaCry: What is ransomware and how to protect yourself from it

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