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Ransomed hackers.vcs stole corporate data, but their group has already been caught in a lie…
October 13 hacker group Ransomed.vc posted a message on one of the forums on the darknet threatening the company Colonial Pipeline, which operates the largest network of oil pipelines in the United States with a total length of more than 8,500 km. The message also contained links to an archive with allegedly stolen corporate data. However, the management of Colonial Pipeline denied this information, saying that the operation of their systems was not disrupted.
According to representatives, the files in question have nothing to do with Pipeline and were probably stolen from a third party. During a thorough review together with third-party cybersecurity experts (including those from the CISA agency), there were no signs of unauthorized access or theft. Infrastructure management systems are indeed functioning normally.
The representatives did not answer questions about what this mysterious "third party" is and whether the situation is under control.
Recall that in May 2021, the Colonial Pipeline was attacked using the DarkSide ransomware, which led to a temporary shutdown of pipelines and fuel shortages at gas stations on the East Coast of the United States. It is important to mention that gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, fuel oil for heating homes and other petroleum products are distributed through pipelines.
Then the company paid hackers a record amount of $ 5 million. After the incident, the government tightened the requirements for cyber protection of important industrial complexes.
Dimension Ransomed.vc The company that claims responsibility for the new attack has previously claimed hacks of major organizations, including electronics manufacturer Sony and credit agency TransUnion. However, even then her statements were not confirmed, so there is no reason to believe the hackers now.
In their Telegram channel, the attackers claim that they have already tried to negotiate a ransom with Colonial Pipeline, but without success.
The post also features a photo of Rob Lee, CEO of Dragos, an incident response organization. Lee was actively involved in the case of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack in 2021. This time, he is sure that the attackers ' claims are just a common bluff.
October 13 hacker group Ransomed.vc posted a message on one of the forums on the darknet threatening the company Colonial Pipeline, which operates the largest network of oil pipelines in the United States with a total length of more than 8,500 km. The message also contained links to an archive with allegedly stolen corporate data. However, the management of Colonial Pipeline denied this information, saying that the operation of their systems was not disrupted.
According to representatives, the files in question have nothing to do with Pipeline and were probably stolen from a third party. During a thorough review together with third-party cybersecurity experts (including those from the CISA agency), there were no signs of unauthorized access or theft. Infrastructure management systems are indeed functioning normally.
The representatives did not answer questions about what this mysterious "third party" is and whether the situation is under control.
Recall that in May 2021, the Colonial Pipeline was attacked using the DarkSide ransomware, which led to a temporary shutdown of pipelines and fuel shortages at gas stations on the East Coast of the United States. It is important to mention that gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, fuel oil for heating homes and other petroleum products are distributed through pipelines.
Then the company paid hackers a record amount of $ 5 million. After the incident, the government tightened the requirements for cyber protection of important industrial complexes.
Dimension Ransomed.vc The company that claims responsibility for the new attack has previously claimed hacks of major organizations, including electronics manufacturer Sony and credit agency TransUnion. However, even then her statements were not confirmed, so there is no reason to believe the hackers now.
In their Telegram channel, the attackers claim that they have already tried to negotiate a ransom with Colonial Pipeline, but without success.
The post also features a photo of Rob Lee, CEO of Dragos, an incident response organization. Lee was actively involved in the case of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack in 2021. This time, he is sure that the attackers ' claims are just a common bluff.
