Re:The Colonial Pipeline Was Fine, Shutdown to Make Sure Its...
by mschuster91 on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @04:25AM
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> Did the author think that the ransomeware literally locked valves?
In the early times of the pipeline shutdown this was exactly what was feared. Malware attacking, damaging, destroying or abusing industrial embedded devices to persist in to survive cleanups is nothing new. Stuxnet was just the tip of the iceberg.
In the early times of the pipeline shutdown this was exactly what was feared. Malware attacking, damaging, destroying or abusing industrial embedded devices to persist in to survive cleanups is nothing new. Stuxnet was just the tip of the iceberg.