The Colonial Pipeline restarted at 5 p.m.
"Imagine if it was one of the power companies," he said. Oil Price Information Service analyst Tom Kloza said it's a "wake-up call" for the energy industry. GasBuddy analyst Patrick de Haan said this attack leaves the industry "vulnerable" to others. Yes, another shutdown or cyberattack is possible. "The tool was so slow that the company continued using its own backups to help restore the system, one of the people familiar with the company’s efforts said." Could another hack or shutdown happen? "Once they received the payment, the hackers provided the operator with a decrypting tool to restore its disabled computer network," Bloomberg reported. Did they pay the ransom?īlooming News reported Thursday the pipeline paid $5 million to the cyber attackers, citing two people familiar with the exchange. "We continue to work with the company and our government partners on the investigation," the FBI said.įurther details on the hack haven't been released. The FBI said an online gang known as DarkSide struck the Colonial Pipeline system with a ransomware attack, which takes computerized systems hostage until a payment is made. Gulf Coast states can rely more easily on shipments from tankers. The Colonial Pipeline system delivers about 45% of the fuel for the East Coast, including gasoline and jet fuel. Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia may be more heavily affected because they have limited options in terms of fuel transportation alternatives.
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