Feb 15, 2024, 12:51 PM
Well we saw AlphV claiming impact against Canada’s Trans-Northern Pipelines...... I wonder if they want to set the bar higher and win their reputation back after the FBI downed their leak sites back in December...
They are running a dangerous game in my opinion, international police will not be happy about this.
I'll leave the news down below:
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/t...re/707522/ - Published Feb. 14, 2024
Links between the November cyberattack against Trans-Northern Pipelines and AlphV’s threats against the company on its data leak site are unconfirmed, but ransomware groups typically engage with companies for weeks or months in a bid to extract an extortion demand before leaking stolen data.
Trans-Northern Pipelines operates two pipeline systems in Canada — a 530-mile pipeline linking Montreal to Ottawa, Ontario, and Toronto, and a 200-mile pipeline from Edmonton to Calgary, Alberta. The underground pipelines transport a combined 221,300 barrels of refined fuel daily, according to the company.
Trans-Northern Pipeline’s spokesperson said they weren’t aware of a ransom demand connected to the November incident or AlphV’s threats.
The breach and resulting impact on the pipeline operator’s internal systems was limited and contained with assistance from external cybersecurity experts by the end of 2023, the spokesperson said. “We continued to safely operate our pipeline system as we do now as well.”
They are running a dangerous game in my opinion, international police will not be happy about this.
I'll leave the news down below:
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/t...re/707522/ - Published Feb. 14, 2024
Links between the November cyberattack against Trans-Northern Pipelines and AlphV’s threats against the company on its data leak site are unconfirmed, but ransomware groups typically engage with companies for weeks or months in a bid to extract an extortion demand before leaking stolen data.
Trans-Northern Pipelines operates two pipeline systems in Canada — a 530-mile pipeline linking Montreal to Ottawa, Ontario, and Toronto, and a 200-mile pipeline from Edmonton to Calgary, Alberta. The underground pipelines transport a combined 221,300 barrels of refined fuel daily, according to the company.
Trans-Northern Pipeline’s spokesperson said they weren’t aware of a ransom demand connected to the November incident or AlphV’s threats.
The breach and resulting impact on the pipeline operator’s internal systems was limited and contained with assistance from external cybersecurity experts by the end of 2023, the spokesperson said. “We continued to safely operate our pipeline system as we do now as well.”