North America’s biggest petroleum pipeline is in a race against time to overcome a paralyzing cyber-attacks as gas station supplies dwindled and North Carolina declared a state of emergency with cars lining up for fuel. Colonial Pipeline said it’s manually operating a segment of the pipeline running from North Carolina to Maryland and expects to substantially restore all service by the weekend. Stations in Asheville, North Carolina, are out of fuel and lines are forming at outlets that still have supplies. The pipeline hasn’t suffered any physical damage and no fuel shortages have been detected, a White House official said. This would be the biggest attack of its kind on a U.S. fuel pipeline.

Source: Mint May 11, 2021 00:05 UTC