First Posted: May 19, 2021 02:03 AM EDT
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Colonial Pipeline faced another network problem on Tuesday as its communication system went down. The network problem happened after the fuel company experienced a ransomware attack from hackers identified as DarkSide.
New York Post reported that the pipeline had spent only nearly a week recovering from the attack that prompted panic buying and gas shortage in the east coast of the United States.
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The Washington Post reported that the latest problem involved an interruption in shippers' communication system to request service and plan for shipments.