Company that shut down pipeline after cyberattack caused gas shortage STILL has a job opening (just guess)

Doug P. | 6:06 PM on May 12, 2021

The company Colonial Pipeline says they were the victim of a ransomware attack recently, and the resulting pipeline shutdown has wreaked havoc on the fuel supply in well over a dozen states:

https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1392582428456329223

A cyberattack that shut down a major U.S. pipeline Friday has induced fuel shortages across much of the Southeast and highlighted cybersecurity weaknesses in the nation’s energy infrastructure. Here's what to know.https://t.co/Hr7T4Xqr6K

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 12, 2021

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm tweeted this afternoon that the pipeline is back in operation:

We just got off the phone with #ColonialPipeline CEO. They are restarting pipeline operations today at ~5pm. More soon.

— Secretary Jennifer Granholm (@SecGranholm) May 12, 2021

On a totally related note, there’s a job opening:

JOB OPENING: Manager Cyber Security, Colonial Pipeline. https://t.co/HpMBRHnGY7 pic.twitter.com/GaZXz1a2li

— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) May 12, 2021

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1392578567712739337

Apparently the company has been searching for a cybersecurity manager since at least a month before the ransomware attack occurred.