Colonial Pipeline pipeline out of operation for several days after cyber attack

Out of full operation for several more days will remain the largest conduit gas station in the US, after the malicious cyber attack it received and attributed to the shadow criminal network DarkSide.

The attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which carries about 50 percent of the fuel consumed along the East Coast of the United States, is one of the most serious cases of digital malware ever reported, according to AMPE.

Although the extent of the impact is expected to be quantified, the shutdown of the pipeline will reduce fuel availability in the medium term, will push prices higher, but will also force refineries to reduce their production, due to the lack of other means of transporting gasoline to the US market.

The private interest Colonial Pipeline announced yesterday that it is working for the resumption of the operation of the pipeline in phases, “with the aim of substantially restoring the operational operation by the end of the week”.

The FBI attributed the cyber-attack to DarkSide, a group believed to be based in Russia or Eastern Europe. Its malicious attacks target computers that do not use keyboards in the languages ​​of the former Soviet republics, according to cyber-attack experts.

The American president Joe Biden stated that so far there is no evidence of involvement of the Russian government.

At the same time, his government is constantly assessing the effects of the shutdown, regarding the disposal of fuel in the East Coast of the USA, as the representative of the White House Jen Psaki stated in her announcement yesterday.

“We are monitoring supply shortages in parts of the southeastern United States and are evaluating any action the government can take to reduce the consequences where possible,” she said.