cyberattack

A cyberattack has forced Colonial Pipeline to halt operations of its 5,500 miles of pipeline, which transports approximately 45% of all fuel consumed on the East Coast. What Happened: Colonial Pipeline, one of the largest pipeline operators in the U.S., said in a statement that...

Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP), one of the world's largest beer makers, has warned that a cyberattack is impacting shipments in addition to brewery operations and production. The Chicago-based global beverage company disclosed the attack in a Securities and Exchange Commission Filing on Thursday, saying...

Colorado-based short line rail operator and logistics provider OmniTRAX was hit by a recent ransomware attack and data theft that targeted its corporate parent, Broe Group. OmniTRAX confirmed to FreightWaves that the cyberattack had occurred after the Conti ransomware gang posted stolen data from...

Several weeks before it got hit by a ransomware attack, Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD) did a "comprehensive roleplay" to prepare for a company disaster. The event they were preparing for? A ransomware attack. "Just six to eight weeks ago, we did a comprehensive roleplay that was customer facing on...

Big tech companies, including Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), have joined Facebook Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB) legal efforts against Israeli surveillance company NSO Group Technologies Ltd. What Happened: Microsoft, Google-parent Alphabet...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) said Thursday it had found “malicious” binaries in its environment related to the breach that affected the United States Treasury and SolarWinds Corporation (NYSE: SWI). What Happened: The malware inserted into SolarWinds’ Orion product, has...

Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) said documents related to its COVID-19 vaccine were targeted by hackers in an attack on the European Medicines Agency (EMA), Reuters reported Monday. What Happened: The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based vaccine maker said its submissions to the EMA didn't contain any...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) disclosed Thursday that the account of Indian Prime Minister Nardendra Modi’s personal website on the social media platform was hacked, and tweets pertaining to cryptocurrency donations were sent out, Reuters reported Thursday. What Happened: The prime minister...

Steel giant EVRAZ has shut down its plant in Regina, Canada, and temporarily laid off its workers after a ransomware attack reportedly hit its North American operations.  The shutdown is expected to last at least three days. EVRAZ management told local officials from United Steel Workers that the...

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Truckstop.com said ransomware was behind a weeklong outage that affected sites including its load board, online carrier safety vetting and payment services.  The ransomware attack occurred on Friday, Dec. 20, Truckstop.com said in a statement. The company first notified users publicly the next day...

Truckstop.com, a leading provider of software enabled services to the trucking industry suffered a malware attack that crippled the company over the Christmas holiday week. Trucking companies and brokers were required to use alternative services or resort to offline alternatives during the shutdown...

FreightWaves received an update from TruckStop.com regarding their efforts to restore systems that were crippled in a malware attack over the weekend. The full statement is below: Truckstop.com is experiencing system issues, including phone systems, caused by malware. As part of our response, we...

FreightWaves FreightCasts Special Report: The TruckStop.com and SaferWatch outage plus the rise and fall of FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX). With TruckStop.com and SaferWatch down for days before the holidays, both carriers and brokers are in the dark. Plus, is FedEx on borrowed time? After "horrific...

Like much of the rest of the world, national security efforts in the U.S. have increasingly been shifting online. The next generation of threats to U.S. security could come from cyberattacks, and a potential worst-case scenario is an attack that completely shut down U.S. internet access nationwide...