Drivers are emptying U.S. gas stations as a result of a ruptured fuel pipe The panic of drivers buying motorbikes in response to a cyberattack on an interstate fuel pipeline has led to depletion at gas stations scattered across the southeastern U.S., and the federal government has led to the suspension of pollution regulations to maintain energy flow. The colonial pipeline has been closed since Friday when the FBI said it was a purchase attack hacking team Called DarkSide. The 5,500-mile network carries gasoline, diesel and jet fuel from refineries in the Gulf of Mexico to markets on the east coast of the United States.