Colonial Pipeline Data Breach
In May 2021, Colonial Pipeline Company, operator of the largest refined oil pipeline system in the United States supplying roughly 45% of East Coast fuel, was compromised by the DarkSide ransomware gang.
Exposed Data Types
1 sensitive6- Health insurance details
- Names and surnames
- Social Security numbers (SSN)
- Military ID numbers
- Tax and banking records
- Corporate employment records
About This Breach
The threat actors gained initial entry using compromised legacy VPN credentials. The resulting operational disruption forced the company to shut down its entire 5,500-mile pipeline system for several days, prompting a federal regional state of emergency. Approximately 5,800 current and former employees and contractors had personal data exfiltrated, including Social Security numbers, military IDs, and tax documents.
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