Long-term effects of Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack

On Friday, May 7, the Colonial Pipeline disclosed a ransomware attack that they said forced the company to halt operations and freeze IT systems. The Colonial Pipeline in Georgia supplies about 45% of the East Coast’s fuel which includes gasoline, diesel, military supplies, and other useful resources. They transport over 100 million gallons of fuel in a day across the Eastern United States. The threat group responsible for the attack is assumed to be the DarkSide threat group, but it’s possible…