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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. ....

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