Major US fuel pipeline system shut down after ransomware attack
Major US fuel pipeline system shut down after ransomware attack A major U.S. fuel pipeline system has been shut down following a ransomware attack. The pipeline system, owned and operated by the Colonial Pipeline Co., carries more than 100 million gallons of gasoline, diesel, home heating fuel and jet fuel a day and links refineries in Texas to New York via the East Coast. In a statement today, Colonial Pipeline said that the ransomware attack first hit the company Friday, May 7, and that it took certain systems offline to contain the threat including temporarily ha...
Source: siliconangle.com