The largest oil pipeline in the United States has come under cyber attack

The largest oil pipeline in the United States has come under cyber attack. The Biden administration has declared a state of emergency following the attack. The company that carried out the cyber attack supplies 2.5 million barrels of crude oil a day. The pipeline supplies gasoline, diesel, and other gas to states along the east coast of the United States.

Hackers attacked the cyber security of the pile. This has not yet been fixed. Meanwhile, oil and gas are being supplied to New York by recovery tankers. Atlanta and Tennessee have been hit the hardest by cyber attacks. After a while, the effect can be seen as far as New York. As of Sunday night, the company's 4 main lines were closed. The company has closed some of its lines after receiving information about the attack.

The price of oil may rise

The Corona epidemic has forced most of the company's engineers to work from home, which is why hackers were able to launch such a large-scale attack. Cyber ​​attacks can increase the price of crude oil in the international market by 2 to 3%.

Hackers stole 100GB of data

The cyber attack has been blamed on a cyber crime gang called Darkside. He hacked into Colonial's network and stole 100GB of data, demanding a ransom in exchange for the data. It has also threatened to leak data on the internet if money is not received.