US issues ‘urgently needed’ cybersecurity warning to pipeline operators amid new rift with China over hacking

AndronETalksNews
RT
July 20, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued its latest directive to pipeline owners and operators on Tuesday, more than two months after a ransomware attack shut down a critical gasoline and diesel pipeline carrying half the fuel supply of the entire US East Coast. The attack forced the line’s operator, Colonial Pipeline, to shut much of its network for several days, until a ransom was paid to the cybercriminals responsible.
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