Topic
Critical Infrastructure Breach Coverage
4 articles
highMay 7, 2025
Colonial Pipeline, Years Later: The Lesson That Actually Stuck
The 2021 ransomware attack that shut down fuel supply on the East Coast started with a single reused password. That detail still matters more than the headline did.
4 min readRead
criticalApr 18, 2022
When Ransomware Shut Down an Entire Country's Government
In 2022, ransomware hit so many Costa Rican government agencies at once that the president declared a national emergency — a response usually reserved for natural disasters.
4 min readRead
criticalFeb 8, 2021
Someone Tried to Poison a Florida City's Water Supply Remotely
In 2021, an attacker briefly took control of a water treatment plant's chemical controls. An operator watching the screen caught it in seconds. Here's why that near-miss still matters.
4 min readRead
criticalMar 19, 2019
The Ransomware Attack That Became a Case Study in Doing It Right
Norsk Hydro got hit by ransomware that shut down plants worldwide. What made this incident different wasn't the attack — it was the response.
4 min readRead