Updated: The attack on Colonial Pipeline is one of the most disruptive digital ransom schemes reported. Share Article AAA A warning sign is posted along the path of the Colonial Pipeline in Garnet Valley on May 10, 2021. Gasoline futures are ticking higher following a cyberextortion attempt on the Colonial Pipeline, a vital U.S. pipeline that carries fuel from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast. | Photo Credit: AP The attack on Colonial Pipeline is one of the most disruptive digital ransom schemes reported. The U.S. government and the top fuel pipeline operator in the United States on Monday worked to secure the network that transports nearly half of the East Coast’s fuel supplies, as the group suspected of a ransomware cyberattack that caused it to shutdown last week said it was just trying to make money.