The Colonial Pipeline serves millions of customers on the East Coast, including Washington Dulles International Airport
The Colonial Pipeline serves millions of customers on the East Coast, including Washington Dulles International Airport Washington (AFP) - The largest fuel pipeline system in the United States was forced to shut down its entire network after a ransomware attack, the operating company said in a statement Saturday. The Colonial Pipeline Company ships gasoline and jet fuel from the Gulf Coast of Texas to the populous East Coast through 5,500 miles (8,850 kilometers) of pipeline, serving 50 million consumers. It said it had been the victim of a cybersecurity attack which involved ransomware attacks that encrypt computer systems and seek to extract payments from operators.
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Major US pipeline shut by ransomware attack
The Colonial Pipeline serves millions of customers on the East Coast, including Washington Dulles International Airport AFP/KAREN BLEIER
09 May 2021 07:16AM (Updated:
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WASHINGTON: The largest fuel pipeline system in the United States was forced to shut down its entire network after a ransomware attack, the operating company said in a statement on Saturday (May 8).
The Colonial Pipeline Company ships gasoline and jet fuel from the Gulf Coast of Texas to the populous East Coast through 8,850km of pipeline, serving 50 million consumers.
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The largest fuel pipeline system in the United States was forced to shut down its entire network after a cyber attack, the company said in a statement.
Colonial Pipeline ships gasoline and jet fuel from the Gulf Coast of Texas to the populous East Coast through 5,500 miles (8,850 kilometers) of pipeline, serving 50 million consumers.
In a statement the company said that on Friday it was the victim of a cybersecurity attack and that in response it took its systems offline.
This temporarily halted all pipeline operations, and affected some of our IT systems, the company said.
Cyber-Attack Shuts Down Biggest Gasoline Pipeline in US–Colonial Pipeline
NEW YORK Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has shut its entire network, the source of nearly half of the U.S. East Coast’s fuel supply, after a cyber attack that the company said was caused by ransomware.
The shutdown has raised fears of a price spike at the gas pumps ahead of peak demand summer driving season if it persists, and has drawn attention to how critical U.S. energy infrastructure is vulnerable to hackers.
Colonial transports 2.5 million barrels per day of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and other refined products through 5,500 miles (8,850 km) of pipelines linking refiners on the Gulf Coast to the eastern and southern United States.
The company shut down systems to contain the threat after learning of the attack on Friday, Colonial said in the statement. That action has temporarily halted operations and affected some of its IT systems, the company said.