[Dilbert San Diego]

Can I ask a stupid question?

Why are the operations of this pipeline subject to a cyber attack? The pipeline was constructed long before the internet existed. Why are the operations apparently somehow on the internet?

I’m not a high tech guy so maybe there is good reason for the operations of the pipeline to be on the internet. Then that also begs questions of internet security.

[Navy Patriot]

Why are the operations of this pipeline subject to a cyber attack?

[a fool in paradise]

>>Why are the operations of this pipeline subject to a cyber attack? The pipeline was constructed long before the internet existed. Why are the operations apparently somehow on the internet?

Because people put EVERYTHING on the internet these days even coffee makers.

[_Jim]

re: “Why are the operations of this pipeline subject to a cyber attack? The pipeline was constructed long before the internet existed”

Because, Dunning-Kruger, you’re making the same stupid assumption everyone else is, that the PIPELINE HARDWARE was attacked, and instead, it is the FRONT OFFICE ‘computers’ that are responsible for dispatching the quantities ordered/scheduled AND the associated billing that were attacked ...

[colorado tanker]

I do a lot of business with a major US company that is not in the technology space. They got a hijack attack and it took weeks for them to straighten everything out and get back to 100%.

Oh, but I'm sure with the full resources of the Bite-me administration on this they'll get these folks back up much sooner . . .