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[BREITBART] The criminal hacking group that reportedly goes by the name DarkSide and attacked the largest gasoline pipeline in the United States has now put out an apology of sorts.The Colonial Pipeline, which snakes 5,500 miles along the eastern U.S., transports 2.5 million barrels of gasoline a day, and provides 45 percent of the region’s fuel consumption, was shut down on Friday in response to the hacking.
Vice reported on the hackers’ odd statement posted on the "dark web":
"We are apolitical, we do not participate in geopolitics, do not need to tie us with a defined government and look for other our motives," the statement from the DarkSide ransomware group reads.
| Colonial has said the entire pipeline will be up and running again by the end of the week. |
"Our goal is to make money, and not creating problems for society," the statement continues. The statement also indicated that the group may be making changes to how it operates and chooses targets. "From today we introduce moderation and check each company that our partners want to encrypt to avoid social consequences in the future."
The hackers locked down Colonial’s computers with ransomware and demanded payment, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke with Bloomberg.
In response to the Colonial attack, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued an emergency declaration for 17 states and Washington, DC, to keep supply lines open.
Colonial has said the entire pipeline will be up and running again by the end of the week.
US: Hacked Colonial Pipeline restarts amid local fuel shortages
Thus ends an adventure that began last Friday, brought to you courtesy of the excitable legacy media and the probably Russian DarkSide ransomware corporation, which promised never to be so mean again in its cyber privateering.
[DE] The Colonial Pipeline has started to deliver fuel across the eastern seaboard once again as gas stations begin to run dry. Pipeline operators warn it may take days for operations to resume at full capacity.The largest gas pipeline in the US restarted its operations on Wednesday after being knocked out for six days by a cyberattack.
Fuel supply has come under strain in several states on the east coast after motorists began panic buying gas despite pleas from US authorities. The supply "crunch" led Florida and several other states to declare a state of emergency.
"Following this restart, it will take several days for the product delivery supply chain to return to normal," the Colonial company said in a statement.
Some markets served by Colonial Pipeline may experience, or continue to experience, intermittent service interruptions during the start-up period," the statement added.
US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm welcomed the news on Twitter. "We just got off the phone with Colonial Pipeline CEO. They are restarting pipeline operations today at around 5 p.m. (21:00 UTC)," she wrote.
BIDEN SIGNS CYBERSECURITY EXECUTIVE ORDER
Woo hoo.
President Joe The Big GuyBiden
...46th president of the U.S. We hold these truths to be self-evident. All men and women created ... by the — you know — you know, the thing...
signed an executive order on Wednesday to boost federal cybersecurity capabilities, as well as digital security standards in the private sector.
The order sets out a series of initiatives that will help federal agencies with better cybersecurity tools.
Following the major cyber attack on the Colonial Pipeline, a senior administration official told Rooters news agency that the executive order would have a "very significant" impact on how the government detects and responds to threats.
"It reflects a fundamental shift in our mindset from incident response to prevention, from talking about security to doing security, setting aggressive but achievable goals," the official said.
Related:
DarkSide: 2021-05-12 Whitmer Can't Hurt Michigan Enough, Threatens to Close Another Pipeline
DarkSide: 2021-05-12 US fuel pipeline hackers 'didn't mean to create problems'
DarkSide: 2021-05-10 Biden official warns cyberattacks on US are 'here to stay' after 'Russian ransomware gangsters DarkSide' shut down America's largest fuel pipeline: Emergency declaration is issued in 18 states amid price hike fears
DarkSide: 2021-05-12 Whitmer Can't Hurt Michigan Enough, Threatens to Close Another Pipeline
DarkSide: 2021-05-12 US fuel pipeline hackers 'didn't mean to create problems'
DarkSide: 2021-05-10 Biden official warns cyberattacks on US are 'here to stay' after 'Russian ransomware gangsters DarkSide' shut down America's largest fuel pipeline: Emergency declaration is issued in 18 states amid price hike fears
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Colonial Pipeline: 2021-05-12 US fuel pipeline hackers 'didn't mean to create problems'
Colonial Pipeline: 2021-05-11 Pumps run dry on day five of Colonial Pipeline cyber attack: Cars line up outside stations across the South and American Airlines is forced to add refuel stop to long haul flights as gas prices near seven-year high
Colonial Pipeline: 2021-05-08 Top U.S. pipeline operator shuts major fuel line after cyber attack
Colonial Pipeline: 2021-05-12 US fuel pipeline hackers 'didn't mean to create problems'
Colonial Pipeline: 2021-05-11 Pumps run dry on day five of Colonial Pipeline cyber attack: Cars line up outside stations across the South and American Airlines is forced to add refuel stop to long haul flights as gas prices near seven-year high
Colonial Pipeline: 2021-05-08 Top U.S. pipeline operator shuts major fuel line after cyber attack
