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Silicon Angle: As Colonial Pipeline Scrambles to Restore Services, Ransomware Gang Vows to be More Careful

May 11, 2021

As Colonial Pipeline Co. scrambles to restore services after a ransomware attack forced it to shut down its fuel pipeline system, the story has taken a strange twist: The ransomware gang behind the attack is promising to be more careful in whom it targets in future attacks. As reported yesterday, the attack on Colonial Pipeline, which carries more than 100 million gallons of gasoline, diesel, home heating fuel and jet fuel a day and links refineries in Texas to New York via the East Coast, was first detected on Friday. The company was forced to take its systems offline, although as of an updated statement today, some smaller lines have been restored.