Colonial Pipeline cyber attack
Posted: 2021, May 13, Thu, 7:24 am
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/11/colonia ... ness-.htmlThe Colonial Pipeline hack raises a different set of issues, including government and industry debate over whether to pay the ransom demanded by hackers, but it is similar to SolarWinds in putting the U.S. on the defensive in the cyber realm at the level of national security.
The pipeline is a critical part of U.S. petroleum infrastructure, spanning more than 5,500 miles and carrying roughly half of the East Coast’s fuel supply, as well as fuel for airports in Atlanta and Baltimore. The pipeline’s owner plans to restore full service by the end of this week, and a partial restart already is underway.