Current Events > 'Jugular' of the U.S. fuel pipeline system shuts down after cyberattack

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https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/08/colonial-pipeline-cyber-attack-485984

The main fuel supply line to the U.S. East Coast has shut down indefinitely after the pipeline's operator suffered what is believed to be the largest successful cyberattack on oil infrastructure in the country's history presenting a danger of spiking gasoline prices and a fresh challenge to President Joe Biden's pledges to secure the nation against threats. The attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which runs 5,500 miles and provides nearly half the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel used on the East Coast, most immediately affected some of the companys business-side computer systems not the systems that directly run the pipelines themselves. The Georgia-based company said it shut down the pipelines as a precaution and has engaged a third-party cybersecurity firm to investigate the incident, which it confirmed was a ransomware attack. It first disclosed the shutdown late Friday and said it has also contacted law enforcement and other federal agencies. Biden received a briefing on the incident Saturday morning, a White House spokesperson said, adding that the government "is working actively to assess the implications of this incident, avoid disruption to supply, and help the company restore pipeline operations as quickly as possible."

A shutdown that lasts more than a few days could send gasoline prices in the Southeastern U.S. spiking above $3 a gallon, market analysts said. That could deepen the political risks the incident poses for Biden, stealing momentum from his efforts to center the nation's energy agenda on promoting cleaner sources and confronting climate change. That means much depends on how quickly Colonial can restart the pipelines which depends in large part on whether the company's cyber consultants can determine that it's safe to do so. "Theyll learn that in the first 24 to 72 hours," said Rob Lee, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Dragos and an expert in the risks to industrial computer systems. He added that if the attack was limited to Colonial's business computer systems, "I think its going to be relatively short-lived." Even so, the attack is just the latest episode in which hackers have gone after critical systems such as water plants, oil refineries, chemical plants or the electric grid including a notorious incident in which Russia shut off part of Ukraine's power supply. It's also part of a growing plague involving ransomware, in which hackers demanding payments have crippled targets such as hospitals, police stations or municipal governments. This could be the most serious successful attack the U.S. has faced yet.



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and here we go

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up

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Lol

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Hope this becomes a more common occurrence.

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Joe asleep at the wheel again I see.

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We REALLY need better network security for our critical infrastructure. There have been incidents of cyberattacks like this going on for years and it doesn't seem like we're doing anything about it.

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CableZL posted...

We REALLY need better network security for our critical infrastructure. There have been incidents of cyberattacks like this going on for years and it doesn't seem like we're doing anything about it.

Did we learn nothing from the underrated Die Hard 4

Flauros posted...

Joe asleep at the wheel again I see.

https://theintercept.com/2021/03/17/5g-white-supremacists-conspiracy-theorists-critical-infrastructure/


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Orchestrion posted...

https://theintercept.com/2021/03/17/5g-white-supremacists-conspiracy-theorists-critical-infrastructure/

Acab
Lol this guy believes the police

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Goody, this news has hit my town and Im sure a panic buy will ensue. Be irresponsible and selfish and gas up or be responsible and just get it when I need it

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gas is $4.30 here in SoCal

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Did someone forget to update to Windows XP?

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How long is gas in a gas can good for

I have two five gallon cans that have been in my garage for over a year. Is the gas safe to put in my car? If it shoots up really high I can get one full tank to ride it out an extra two weeks

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Gas is usually good for two years in a can, if it has a good seal. It should work, but you should really put some Stabil in it or just use it

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CableZL posted...

We REALLY need better network security for our critical infrastructure. There have been incidents of cyberattacks like this going on for years and it doesn't seem like we're doing anything about it.

Nope. Infrastructure is apparently only roads. Nothing else counts so we can't spend money on it.

Fucking ridiculous.
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This is what John McAfee had as his core issue when he ran for president. <_<

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Blue_Dream87 posted...

Hope this becomes a more common occurrence.

Dude wtf, I can't use public transportation because of my claustrophobia. I am glad my work is computer based so I can do it from home which I have for years since before COVID, my main worry is food prices going up.

Can some one tell me why we dont label Russia a terrorist country they constantly fuck with us and we do nothing whats next a nuclear power plant they are terrorists we should treat them as such kick them out of our country and block them from every western website ever a huge firewall

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Halo478 posted...

Can some one tell me why we dont label Russia a terrorist country they constantly fuck with us and we do nothing whats next a nuclear power plant they are terrorists we should treat them as such kick them out of our country and block them from every western website ever a huge firewall

Don't treat them all that way. Besides this was probably ecoterrorists.

nah fuck that treat them all that way till they remove Putin

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Halo478 posted...

nah fuck that treat them all that way till they remove Putin

Russophobe. Besides Russian women are beautiful.

Crusader101 posted...

Russophobe. Besides Russian women are beautiful.

I dont support terrorism seems that you do

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Halo478 posted...

Can some one tell me why we dont label Russia a terrorist country they constantly fuck with us and we do nothing whats next a nuclear power plant they are terrorists we should treat them as such kick them out of our country and block them from every western website ever a huge firewall

Because they've been bankrolling the GOP for years by laundering money through the NRA.
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Halo478 posted...

I dont support terrorism seems that you do

I don't me and my friends support blocking immigration from certain countries I won't mention in fear of getting modded like my friend here.