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ATLANTA — A major U.S. fuel distributor headquartered in metro Atlanta shut down its pipeline system after being targeted in a cybersecurity attack over the weekend. Alpharetta-based Colonial Pipeline said it proactively took certain systems offline to contain the threat after some of its information technology systems were compromised in the security breach. Experts say that could potentially lead to fuel shortages and increased prices at the pump, but only if the pipeline remains shut down for several days. On Saturday afternoon, Colonial confirmed the incident involved ransomware. Suc...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Gas delivery was disrupted starting late Friday due to a cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline. As of Saturday afternoon, gas prices had not surged as a result of the ransomware attack. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS) Ransomware attack prompts shutdown of major US gas pipeline ATLANTA — A major U.S. fuel distributor headquartered in metro Atlanta shut down its pipeline system after being targeted in a cybersecurity attack over the weekend. Alpharetta-based Colonial Pipeline said it proactively took certain systems offline to contain the threat ...