Faceless group of hackers responsible for Colonial Pipeline shutdown
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A faceless group of hackers are responsible for the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, a major gas artery for most of the east coast but not Florida.
The hackers conducted what’s known as a ransomware attack. Once they gain access to your system their goal is to take control.
A cyber attack like this could happen anywhere including your place of work or at your child’s school. Once in the brain of the computer, a hacker can take control of the entire nervous system and can use any artery to start the shutdown.
The FBI said that’s exactly...