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Colonial Pipeline Has Been a Lucrative Cash Cow for Many Years Source: By Gerson Freitas Jr, Javier Blas and David Wethe, Bloomberg • Posted: Sunday, May 16, 2021
The U.S. company that just paid a $5 million ransom to East European hackers has been quietly making hundreds of millions of dollars a year providing a vital service with little competition and a safety record that has raised concerns.
Colonial Pipeline, based in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Georgia, operates the largest fuel pipeline in the country, transporting more than 100 million gallons a day from Houston to New York City, half the region’s needs.
Colonial Pipeline Has Been a Lucrative Cash Cow for Many Years
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(Bloomberg) The U.S. company that just paid a $5 million ransom to East European hackers has been quietly making hundreds of millions of dollars a year providing a vital service with little competition and a safety record that has raised concerns.
(Bloomberg) The U.S. company that just paid a $5 million ransom to East European hackers has been quietly making hundreds of millions of dollars a year providing a vital service with little competition and a safety record that has raised concerns.