The UK Blogger Who Stopped a Global Ransomware Attack
On May 13th, 2017, a 22-year-old blogger from the UK inadvertently halted the spread of a global ransomware cyber-attack by identifying and activating a "kill switch." The attack had crippled…
The Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack: Vulnerabilities, Impacts, and Future Implications
On May 7th, 2021, the Colonial Pipeline, a major fuel pipeline supplying the U.S. East Coast, was hit by a ransomware attack orchestrated by the DarkSide criminal group. The attack…