Behind the cyber attack on the Colonial pipeline in the United States that forced it to close is a criminal gang known as DarkSide. The closure, meanwhile, continued on the third day. The pipeline, operated by the Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline, carries gasoline and other fuels from Texas to the northeast. Biden declares a state of emergency A cyber attack hit the Colonial Pipeline pipeline network, the largest in the United States, over the weekend, so much so that the company was forced to stop transporting fuel from the Gulf of Mexico to the United States. metropolitan area of New York, but not only, to "take some systems offline in order to contain the threat". Colonial reported having learned last Friday that it had been "victim of cyber attack ": it has since shut down the 8,850-kilometer pipeline network, which carries nearly half of East Coast fuel supplies. The suspension feeds fears that the area will be forced to deal with shortages in the refueling of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel. American President Joe Biden was informed of the attack and declared a state of emergency, to ensure that certain measures such as road transport of fuel and the extension to road hauliers are activated Americans of daily working hours, to allow faster delivery of supplies.which carries nearly half of the fuel supplies to the East Coast. The suspension feeds fears that the area will be forced to contend with shortages in gasoline, diesel and jet fuel supplies. American President Joe Biden was informed of the attack and declared a state of emergency, to ensure that certain measures such as road transport of fuel and the extension to American hauliers of daily working hours are activated, to allow for a delivery. faster than supplies.which carries nearly half of the fuel supplies to the East Coast. The suspension feeds fears that the area will be forced to contend with shortages in gasoline, diesel and jet fuel supplies. American President Joe Biden was informed of the attack and declared a state of emergency, to ensure that certain measures such as road transport of fuel and the extension to American hauliers of daily working hours are activated, to allow for a delivery. faster than supplies.to ensure that certain measures are activated such as road transport of fuel and the extension to American road hauliers of the daily working hours, to allow faster delivery of supplies.to ensure that certain measures are activated such as road transport of fuel and the extension to American road hauliers of the daily working hours, to allow faster delivery of supplies.
Colonial Pipeline in Helena, Alabama (AP Photo / Brynn Anderson)
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May 10, 2021
Behind the cyber attack on the Colonial pipeline in the United States that forced it to close is a criminal gang known as DarkSide. The closure, meanwhile, continued on the third day. The pipeline, operated by the Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline, carries gasoline and other fuels from Texas to the northeast.
Biden declares a state of emergency
A cyber attack hit the Colonial Pipeline pipeline network, the largest in the United States, over the weekend, so much so that the company was forced to stop transporting fuel from the Gulf of Mexico to the United States. metropolitan area of New York, but not only, to "take some systems offline in order to contain the threat".
Colonial said it learned last Friday that it was "the victim of a cyber attack": it has since shut down the 8,850-kilometer pipeline network, which carries nearly half of East Coast fuel supplies. the area is forced to deal with the shortage of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel supplies.
American President Joe Biden was informed of the attack and declared a state of emergency, to ensure that certain measures such as road transport of fuel and the extension to American hauliers of daily working hours are activated, to allow for a delivery. faster than supplies.