ATTENTION!! Hackers DID NOT shut down colonial pipeline, Colonial pipeline did.

Maybe I haven't been paying close enough attention but with everything I've heard implied that it was the hackers that shut it down.
The hackers did not shutdown the pipeline, it was shutdown by colonial as a precaution because of the attack.



"In a statement published Saturday, Colonial Pipeline said a ransomware attack infected its IT network. As a precaution, the company also shut down all its pipeline operations, including its OT network- a separate network that controls its pipelines and distributes fuel."

"Connecting IT and OT networks performs a critical business function for Colonial (and other critical infrastructure providers) by enabling timely and accurate billing for fuel. However, that same connection could allow ransomware or another security compromise to compromise OT systems. That possibility led Colonial to halt pipeline operations."



So colonial has it within their power to restore the pipeline. They just don't want to risk their IT and OT networks from being hit and not allowing them to accurately bill the providers.


Full article found here. [link to www.adamsandreese.com (secure)]

Maybe I haven't been paying close enough attention but with everything I've heard implied that it was the hackers that shut it down.
The hackers did not shutdown the pipeline, it was shutdown by colonial as a precaution because of the attack.



"In a statement published Saturday, Colonial Pipeline said a ransomware attack infected its IT network. As a precaution, the company also shut down all its pipeline operations, including its OT network- a separate network that controls its pipelines and distributes fuel."

"Connecting IT and OT networks performs a critical business function for Colonial (and other critical infrastructure providers) by enabling timely and accurate billing for fuel. However, that same connection could allow ransomware or another security compromise to compromise OT systems. That possibility led Colonial to halt pipeline operations."



So colonial has it within their power to restore the pipeline. They just don't want to risk their IT and OT networks from being hit and not allowing them to accurately bill the providers.


Full article found here. [link to www.adamsandreese.com (secure)]