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May 10, 2021

Ransomware Attack Targeting Colonial Pipeline Shuts Fuel Shipments Across Eastern U.S.
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The Colonial Pipeline company halted shipments of fuel across the
eastern United States over the weekend after suffering what executives
said was a ransomware attack on Friday. The cyberattack idled a pipeline
network that transports nearly half of the East Coast's fuel supply from
Texas to New Jersey. In response, the Biden administration enacted
emergency powers, lifting limits on the transport of fuels by road to
compensate for any shortages. U.S. officials blamed the criminal gang
Dark Side, which mostly operates out of Russia. It was the Colonial
Pipeline company's worst crisis since last summer, when a pipeline
rupture in North Carolina spilled at least 1.2 million gallons of
gasoline - the largest spill in the state's history.


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