Monday, May 10, 2021 Gas Stations Start to Run Dry in Southeast U.S. Because of Pipeline Ransomware Shutdown The Colonial pipeline shut down because of a ransomware attack is starting to wreak havoc in the southeast where gas station owners have fewer alternative sources for gasoline. From South Carolina: This is crazy. I stopped for gas just now having no idea what was happening. It’s out. People here told me they’d been to other stations and found the same. pic.twitter.com/7LDVdUXPo4— Greg Suskin (@GSuskinWSOC9) May 11, 2021 Colonial Pipeline Co. Chief Executive Officer Joseph Blount warned state officials in a private meeting Monday that supply shortages could occur even as it plans to reopen the line later this week, reports Bloomberg.