#Colonial Pipeline CEO summoned to testify before lawmakers

#Colonial Pipeline CEO summoned to testify before lawmakers

“#Colonial Pipeline CEO summoned to testify before lawmakers” Lawmakers have summoned Joseph Blount, the CEO of Colonial Pipeline, to testify next month at a Congressional hearing to probe how a cyberattack caused a six-day shutdown of the biggest oil pipeline in the US. The hearing, called “Cyber Threats in the Pipeline: Using Lessons from the…

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#NY leads on crazy COVID codes and other commentary

#NY leads on crazy COVID codes and other commentary

“#NY leads on crazy COVID codes and other commentary” Libertarian: NY Leads on Crazy COVID Codes On Sunday mornings, “Jerry Orbach Theater transforms into a church,” allowing the 199-seat off-Broadway venue to fill to 50 percent capacity, writes Reason’s Eric Boehm. “A few hours later,” it’s restricted to 33 percent for a performance of “Perfect…

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#Sen. Johnson says cyberattacks an ‘existential’ threat

#Sen. Johnson says cyberattacks an ‘existential’ threat

“#Sen. Johnson says cyberattacks an ‘existential’ threat” Sen. Ron Johnson said the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline that caused drastic fuel shortages across the eastern US is an “existential” threat to the country’s energy grid that could get worse if the Green New Deal becomes a reality. “We are a fossil fuel fuel-based economy and…

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#Colonial Pipeline paid hackers M ransom last week: report

#Colonial Pipeline paid hackers $5M ransom last week: report

“#Colonial Pipeline paid hackers $5M ransom last week: report” Colonial Pipeline forked over nearly $5 million last week to the Eastern European criminal group that hacked the company, shuttering the largest oil pipeline in the US, spurring widespread gas shortages and panic buying across the Southeast. Bloomberg News reported that Colonial coughed up the ransom…

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#Lindsey Graham rips Biden’s ‘weak’ response to Colonial Pipeline cyberattack

#Lindsey Graham rips Biden’s ‘weak’ response to Colonial Pipeline cyberattack

“#Lindsey Graham rips Biden’s ‘weak’ response to Colonial Pipeline cyberattack” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) became the latest prominent Republican to slam the Biden administration Wednesday over its response to the ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline for five days. “The two responses from the president, Biden, and his spokesperson were unnerving,” Graham told…

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