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.
Oh wow… https://t.co/IBO5udPB2P
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 12, 2021
China is laughing at us. https://t.co/g3170Hf21J
— Beth Baumann (@eb454) May 12, 2021
Oh my.