The US has just declared a state of emergency in 17 states and Washington, DC after the fuel pipeline system of Colonial Pipeline company had to stop working because of a cyber attack.
According to the US Department of Transportation, the declaration of the state of emergency is to address the urgent need to transport gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other products in the affected areas.
Fuel will be transported by road to Washington DC and the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee , Texas, Virginia. Colonial Pipeline is the largest oil pipeline operator in the United States On May 7, the leading US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline announced the shutdown of its entire network following a cyber attack by ransomware. Ransomware is a type of malware designed to lock down a system by encrypting data and demanding a ransom from the victim to regain access. Colonial Pipeline asked a cybersecurity company to coordinate with federal law enforcement agencies to investigate this cyberattack. The shutdown of the largest fuel pipeline network in the United States will cause the price of this item and related products to spike. According to some sources, a hacker group called “DarkSide” is suspected of causing the attack. This is a group of hackers that have carried out many cyber attacks that have cost many Western countries tens of billions of dollars in the past 3 years.
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