A cyberattack forced the shutdown of one of the largest pipelines in the United States, the Colonial Pipeline facility. The pipeline carries gasoline, diesel and jet fuel over 5,500 miles from Texas to New York, and moves about 45% of all fuel consumed on the East Coast. The incident did not cause immediate disruptions because of reduced energy demand due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“In response, we proactively took certain systems offline to contain the threat, which has temporarily halted all pipeline operations, and affected some of our I.T. operations,” reads a statement issued by the company.
Russian criminal group DarkSide is suspected to be responsible for the attack.
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