Colonial Pipeline says it expects restored service to all markets by mid-day Thursday
By Kelly Hayes
Days after the nation’s largest fuel pipeline was forced to halt operations due to a cyberattack by a gang of hackers, the Colonial Pipeline said it restarted operations and expected service to be restored to all markets by mid-day Thursday.
The ransomware attack Friday on the pipeline prompted fuel-hoarding and many rushing to the pump in parts of the Southeastern U.S., striking fear and stress among those who ve waited in long lines for gas. Colonial initiated the restart of pipeline operations late Wednesday and predicted it would take several days before operations to return to normal.
New report says Colonial did meet $5M ransom demand made by DarkSide ransomware gang
Colonial Pipeline has begun a system restart that will take several days to restore normal operations
Key fuel pipeline was taken offline last week by ransomware attack from Russia-linked hackers
On Thursday morning, half of all gas stations in DC, Florida, Georgia, Virginia and South Carolina were dry
North Carolina was the hardest-hit by the fuel shortage, with 71% of the state s gas stations offline
Station outages spread from New Jersey to Mississippi, and national gas prices rose to $3.028
Across the affected region, more than 10,000 gas stations were out of service
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A run on gas following a computer hack of the nation s largest fuel pipeline had North Carolina tow-truck driver Jonathan King worried about whether he could do his job.
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Long lines at some U.S. gas stations after pipeline cyberattack
CBC News2 hours ago
1:15Lineups at gas stations in parts of the southeastern U.S. continued days after a cybersecurity attack shut the Colonial Pipeline. Even after operations resumed Wednesday, it s expected to take several days for deliveries to get back to normal.1:15
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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, BEN FINLEY and TOM FOREMAN, JR.
Associated Press
CLEMMONS, N.C. (AP) Drivers waited in long lines at gas stations in the Southeast on Wednesday after a hack of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline led to distribution problems and panic-buying, draining supplies at thousands of gas stations.
Although there was no gasoline shortage, there was a problem getting the fuel from refineries on the Gulf Coast to the states that need it, and officials were scrambling to find alternate routes to deliver it.
The Colonial Pipeline, which delivers about 45% of the fuel consumed on the East Coast, was hit on Friday with a cyber attack by hackers who lock up computer systems and demand a ransom to release them. The attack raised concerns, once again, about the vulnerability of the nation’s critical infrastructure.