The White House pulled together an inter-agency task force to tackle the problem. (Bloomberg) — The investigation into a major cyber-attack on the biggest U.S. pipeline continued on Sunday as the White House pulled together an inter-agency task force to tackle the problem. The task force has been working through the weekend to address the breach, including exploring options for lessening its impact on the energy supply, according to a White House official. The victim, Colonial Pipeline, halted all operations on its systems when it was hit with ransomware late Friday and is working to restore operations as investigators assess the damage. Meanwhile, new details emerged about the probable culprit behind the attack, a relatively new ransomware group known as DarkSide. The group posted a message on its dark web page suggesting an affiliate was behind the attack and that it would vet customers in the future to “avoid […]

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