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Holding tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at Colonial Pipeline s Dorsey Junction Station in Woodbine, Maryland, US, 10 May 2021 - Reuters
The hacking group blamed for crippling a major US pipeline company has claimed responsibility for breaking into three more companies on Wednesday, saying it was publishing hundreds of gigabytes of data from a Brazilian battery firm, a Chicago-based tech company, and a British engineering firm.
Reuters was not immediately able to verify the claims. Messages seeking comment from the hackers DarkSide – sent via their website – were not immediately returned. The three companies were also not immediately available for comment.
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Replay Video UP NEXT The Biden administration on Tuesday warned that southeastern states faced a gasoline supply crunch following the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, as several states declared emergencies or suspended rules and one major airline altered its flight routes. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said that Colonial Pipeline s chief executive had indicated the company would decide by the close of business on Wednesday whether it could fully restart the pipeline, but that even if it did, it will take a few days to ramp up operations.