Hackers with suspected ties to China penetrated the New York transit agency’s computer systems in April, an M.T.A. document shows. Transit officials say the intrusion did not pose a risk to riders.
Operations at several owned by JBS, which processes one-fifth of the country’s beef, were affected, according to union representatives and Facebook posts meant for employees.
Biden Administration to Require Pipeline Companies to Report Cyberattacks
The move, which will require companies to report to the government any significant attacks, is a response to the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attacks.
The Colonial Pipeline Houston Station facility in Pasadena, Texas. Credit.Francois Picard/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
May 27, 2021Updated 8:24 a.m. ET
The Biden administration will require the nation’s pipeline companies to report to the government any time they are hit with a significant cyberattack, and to create 24-hour emergency centers for such episodes, Alejandros N. Mayorkas, the secretary of homeland security, said Thursday morning.
The move is the first of several, administration officials said Wednesday night, to address the lessons of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack this month, which forced Colonial to shut off the systems that send gasoline and jet fuel to nearly half of the East Coast. But based on the details released by peop
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Biden Warns Against Panic Following Pipeline Cyberattack
President Biden delivered remarks following the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack and urged Americans not to panic over gas availability. The president also warned gas stations against taking advantage of the current gas shortage.
As part of an effort to use every possible means to accelerate fuel deliveries, last night I granted a waiver of the Jones Act to fuel suppliers. This allows non-U.S. flagged vessels to transport refined fuel products from the Gulf of Mexico to affected areas. And we’ll grant additional waivers if necessary. These steps are temporary, but they remain in place until full service is fully restored. This is as a whole of government response to get more fuel, more quickly to where it’s needed and to limit the pain being felt by American customers. I know seeing lines at the pumps or gas stations with no gas can be extremely stressful. But this is a temporary situation. Do not get more gas than yo