Honestly the only thing surprising about this is that it took so long to happen.
It is highly likely this is the same organized ransomware group that has hit hospitals and 100s of other Corps. It is also likely that when the Ransom is paid their files will be decrypted.
Imagine if a malicious state actor was actually purposely targeting our infrastructure.
How about a Nuke plant? if someone can do it to the Iranians systems that were designed to be secure, don't think for a second that our unsecure systems are not already compromised
No BiXiden voter should be allowed to buy Gasoline or Diesel until they cry “Uncle” and submit a sworn affidavit that the election was stolen.
I thought that the DOE under BiXiden was committed to shutting down all pipelines.
I don’t trust or believe anything they say or do.
She is part of an illegitimate “administration” that used election fraud and other totalitarian means to usurp power.
Just like they created sanctuary states we need to create a sanctuary country outside of Washington DC.
The only one shutting down US Pipelines is Biden
I agree I am surprised it took so long to happen as well.
I had hope companies were prepared for such attacks; leftists have talked about it for years and given their hostility to building new piplines, it was only a matter of time before they attacked existing lines. Another reason for more than one means to provide for heat, hot water, cooking, and so forth.
Yet another Big Lie from this illegal administration. Raimondo wasn’t even allowed at the final meeting last week where Xiden’s puppet masters decided to shred 150 years of US intellectual property law (agreeing to give away vaccine and other patents, copyrights and trademarks at the WTO because “America is back”). This particular CommSec has no meaningful role in the illegal administration.
this replaces the annual
springtime refinery fire
Is it not amazing that since January 20 every major crisis er event has either jeopardized our security and or fuel supply?
Remember. “never let a crisis go to waste”?
Remember the temperary shutdown?
Methinks these events or crisis-es are designed to instill fear and fear will allow even more control.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/whitmer-orders-line-5-pipeline-shutdown-by-may-2021/ar-BB1b0buD
What a coincidence!
Excerpt from Marketwatch article:
“Experts said that gasoline prices are unlikely to be affected if the pipeline is back to normal in the next few days but that the incident — the worst cyberattack to date on critical U.S. infrastructure — should serve as a wake-up call to companies about the vulnerabilities they face.
The pipeline, operated by Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline, carries gasoline and other fuel from Texas to the Northeast. It delivers roughly 45% of fuel consumed on the East Coast, according to the company.
It was hit by what Colonial called a ransomware attack, in which hackers typically lock up computer systems by encrypting data and then demand a large ransom to release it. The company has not said what was demanded or who made the demand.
However, the person close to the investigation, speaking on condition of anonymity, identified the culprit as DarkSide. It is among ransomware gangs that have “professionalized” a criminal industry that has cost Western nations tens of billions of dollars in losses in the past three years.”
“I am glad the people from the Government are there to help.”
BOHICA!!!
Are any FReepers on the East Coast north of Atlanta seeing any lines at gasoline stations?
In any event it might be wise to ‘top off’ the tank just in case the shutdown lingers.
Perhaps if the FBI worried more about cyber attacks than some clown wearing horns who put up a picture of a naken black man in the Capitol Dome, the Northeast wouldn’t be looking at gas lines tomorrow.
One can wounder, did China do this? Iran? the CIA? Justice Department?
This is an AOC inspired hit. She must bear responsibility.
As for the pipeline operator, you can do better. Control of equipment has to be local, by operations staff. Nothing should be accessible from the Internet. Just like voting machines. Dumb islands of information is the only way to ensure safety. Do you want hackers suddenly controlling an airline flight from their basement? No, because the airliner is isolated from the internet.
President Joe Biden has been briefed on the ransomware attack and the F.B.I. said it’s working closely with Colonial Pipeline and government partners to address the situation.
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Oh noes!!
A strongly worded letter!!
Imagine if this cyberattack just "happened" to cause so much of a fuel shortage that east coast/blue state folks had to stay put for Memorial Day.
Imagine how that would help to "flatten the curve"--"safer at home".
Now WHO could be so malicious?
We bumble along with CHina at war with us, covertly, while we are too afraid to even admit it.
(They meanwhile effected a proxy coup from within and we pretend that didn’t happen either.)
FBI is on the case. We are screwed!
The “all hands on deck” better include women, blacks, hispanics, gays, lesbians, transvestites, and the other sixty six genders—or it would be racist, sexist and homophobic!
;-)