Ransomware attackers gained access to Colonial Pipeline's computer networks in April using a compromised password, according to the company and a cybersecurity firm it hired -- leading to the ...

Colonial Pipeline paid almost $5 million in ransom to the European hackers behind last weekend’s cyberattack on the company’s network, which led to a six-day shutdown and gas shortages along the East ...

The disclosure about the breadth of state-sponsored cyberattacks was part of a warning to pipeline owners to increase the security of their systems to stave off future intrusions. By Nicole Perlroth ...

Cybersecurity experts have warned for years about the high-stakes risk of a ransomware attack on U.S. critical infrastructure. This month’s disruptive hack of the Colonial pipeline made those warnings ...