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The critical infrastructure of the United States is more vulnerable to take-down than ever before. A ransomware attack effectively shuttered the entire network for Colonial Pipeline, a top U.S. fuel source that services nearly half of the East Coast and much of the Gulf Coast. News of the attack is already causing panic, as US consumers rush to fill up their cars and stockpile gasoline in portable tanks. Gasoline prices have already been climbing in 2021, but the ransomware attacks and the threat of further take-down could spur a rapid increase in gas prices, especially
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Colonial Pipeline shuts down after cyber attack
5/9/2021
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline shut its entire network, the source of nearly half of the U.S. East Coast s fuel supply, after a cyber attack that industry sources said was caused by ransomware.
The company transports 2.5 million barrels per day of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other refined products through 5,500 miles (8,850 km) of pipelines linking refiners on the Gulf Coast to the eastern and southern United States.
Colonial shut down systems to contain the threat after learning of the attack on Friday, it said in a statement. That action has temporarily halted operations and affected some of its IT systems, the company said.
Colonial is the largest pipeline operator in the United States by volume.
Washington:
The US government declared a regional emergency Sunday as the largest fuel pipeline system in the United States remained largely shut down, two days after a major ransomware attack was detected.
The Colonial Pipeline Company ships gasoline and jet fuel from the Gulf Coast of Texas to the populous East Coast through 5,500 miles (8,850 kilometers) of pipeline, serving 50 million consumers.
The company said it was the victim of a cybersecurity attack involving ransomware attacks that encrypt computer systems and seek to extract payments from operators. This Declaration addresses the emergency conditions creating a need for immediate transportation of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and other refined petroleum products and provides necessary relief, the Department of Transportation said in a statement.