Biden Administration to Require Pipeline Companies to Report Cyberattacks The move, which will require companies to report to the government any significant attacks, is a response to the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attacks. The Colonial Pipeline Houston Station facility in Pasadena, Texas. Credit...Francois Picard/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images May 27, 2021Updated 8:24 a.m. ET The Biden administration will require the nation’s pipeline companies to report to the government any time they are hit with a significant cyberattack, and to create 24-hour emergency centers for such episode...