minute read Share this article: Security researchers mull possible perpetrators of the attack, and warned that the incident could be a harbinger of things to come. The Biden administration has declared a state of emergency that covers 17 states and Washington D.C. in the wake of the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline Co., and is working with Colonial to restart operations. On Monday morning, FireEye also confirmed to Threatpost that it’s been called in to help with the investigation, but it wasn’t at liberty to say anything more. The news came as security researchers mulled possible perpetrators of the attack, and warned that the incident could be a harbinger of things to come.