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US Pipeline Company Halts Operations After Cybersecurity Attack

Reuters

   Colonial Pipeline, the largest U.S. refined products pipeline operator,
   has halted all operations after it fell victim to a cybersecurity
   attack on Friday, the company said.

   The company learned of the attack on Friday and took systems offline to
   contain the threat, it said in a statement. That action has temporarily
   halted operations and affected some of its IT systems, it said.

   The company has engaged a third-party cybersecurity firm to launch an
   investigation, and Colonial has contacted law enforcement and other
   federal agencies, it said.

   Reuters reported earlier Friday that Colonial had shut its main
   gasoline and distillate lines.

   Colonial connects Gulf Coast refineries with markets across the
   southern and eastern United States through about 5,500 miles (8,850 km)
   of its pipeline system, delivering gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other
   refined products.

   "At this time, our primary focus is the safe and efficient restoration
   of our service and our efforts to return to normal operation," the
   company said.