Hack history / 2021 / Hack or exploit
Colonial Pipeline
Hack or exploit on May 7, 2021 · Ransomware
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$2.7M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#625
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
On May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline, the largest oil and gas pipeline operator in the United States, was targeted by a ransomware attack. The ransomware attack involved national critical infrastructure, which caused global shock and widespread concern. Was blackmailed to pay 5 million U.S. dollars worth of Bitcoin. Court documents show that the government recovered 63.7 bitcoins ($2.3 million).
Details
- Date
- May 7, 2021
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Ransomware
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- not stated
After the theft
- Recovered or seized
- $2.3M
“Court documents show that the government recovered 63.7 bitcoins ($2.3 million).” (SlowMist Hacked)
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Colonial Pipeline hack, May 7, 2021: $2.7M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htb15d672481/ (data as of 2026-10-31).