"Ransomware Takes Down East Coast Fuel Pipeline"

After a ransomware attack that knocked offline the country's largest fuel pipeline, the US government has been forced to issue emergency legislation.  The government legislation put in place is designed to relax rules restricting the transportation of fuel by road. Colonial Pipeline confirmed over the weekend that it had suffered a severe cyber attack.  The attack was launched by the Russian-speaking DarkSide group, who claim to have also stolen 100GB of data in a classic "double extortion" play.  Colonial Pipeline stated that they proactively took specific systems offline to quickly contain the threat after learning of the attack.   Their mainlines (Lines 1, 2, 3, and 4) remain offline. Some smaller lateral lines between terminals and delivery points are now operational.  Researchers suggest that if the outage persists, there are likely to be shortages and price rises across the 12 states the pipeline travels through and beyond. It is estimated that the pipeline carries 2.5 million barrels a day, representing nearly half of the East Coast's supply of diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel. 

Infosecurity reports: "Ransomware Takes Down East Coast Fuel Pipeline"