Fuel starts flowing again after cyberattack paralysis
Colonial Pipeline resumes pumping after a six-day outage
13 May 2021 - 16:24
After a six-day outage, the top US fuel pipeline on Thursday moved some of the first millions of gallons of fuel after a crippling cyberattack led to shortages across East Coast states.
The Colonial Pipeline, which carries 100-million gallons per day of petrol, diesel and jet fuel, resumed computer-controlled pumping late on Wednesday after adding safety measures. It will take several days for deliveries to fully recover and interruptions are possible, the company said...
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