Cyber Attack on Colonial Pipeline - May 8
Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 11:31 am
WSJ: NEWS ALERT
Cyberattack Forces Closure of Largest U.S. Refined-Fuel Pipeline
The Colonial Pipeline, the main conduit carrying gasoline and diesel fuel to the U.S. East Coast, said it had halted all operations after being hit with a cyberattack.
Colonial Pipeline Co., which operates the 5,500-mile system taking fuel from the refineries of the Gulf Coast up to the New York metro area, said it learned Friday that it was the victim of the attack and “took certain systems offline to contain the threat, which has temporarily halted all pipeline operations.”
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This is a BIG DEAL
Cyberattack Forces Closure of Largest U.S. Refined-Fuel Pipeline
The Colonial Pipeline, the main conduit carrying gasoline and diesel fuel to the U.S. East Coast, said it had halted all operations after being hit with a cyberattack.
Colonial Pipeline Co., which operates the 5,500-mile system taking fuel from the refineries of the Gulf Coast up to the New York metro area, said it learned Friday that it was the victim of the attack and “took certain systems offline to contain the threat, which has temporarily halted all pipeline operations.”
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This is a BIG DEAL