The U.S. government and the top fuel pipeline operator in the United States on Monday worked to secure the network that transports nearly half of the East Coast's fuel supplies, as the group suspected of a ransomware cyberattack that caused it to shutdown last week said it was just trying to make money.
The attack on Colonial Pipeline is one of the most disruptive digital ransom schemes reported and the resulting shutdown has disrupted fuel supply across the eastern United States, triggering isolated sales restrictions at retail pumps and pushing benchmark gasoline prices to a three-year high.
A news release issued on Monday in the name of the cyber group DarkSide, the group suspected of the attack on the pipeline, said "Our goal is to make money, and not creating problems for society." Its statement did not mention Colonial Pipeline by name.
Lawmakers urged stronger protections for critical U.S. energy infrastructure, and the White House has made restarting the fuel network a top priority and organized a federal task force to assess the impact and avoid more severe disruptions.
The pipeline system is the primary fuel artery from Gulf Coast refineries to Mid-Atlantic and southeast states.
Kinder Morgan Inc's 720,000-bpd fuel pipeline had been working with customers to take on additional volumes since Friday and reached full capacity for May on Sunday, a spokeswoman for the company said.
If the disruption stretches on, fuel suppliers would need to use trucks and rail to transport fuel to compensate.
Monday, May 10, 2021
Top US Fuel Pipeline Down For The 4th day As DarkSide Hackers Group Issues Statement
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