Published: Friday, May 14, 2021
Colonial Pipeline fuel tanks in Washington, D.C. Photo credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Fuel holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline Co. s Dorsey Junction Station in Woodbine, Md. A cyberattack on Colonial that disrupted eastern U.S. gasoline supplies has raised questions about federal cybersecurity oversight of major pipelines. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
This story was updated at 9:59 a.m. EDT.
When Colonial Pipeline Co. s computer files were kidnapped by ransomware attackers last week, the company called the FBI for help.
It did not call the top cyber agency at the Department of Homeland Security.