TSA issues new cybersecurity rules for fuel pipelines

In May, Colonial Pipeline was taken down following a blatant ransomware attack, causing days of panic buying at gas stations in several states. The network, which provides 45% of the fuel for the East Coast, was taken down after a group of hackers called DarkSide hacked into the Georgia-based company’s servers and encrypted its data, demanding a sum of money. ransom to restore access. Cybersecurity experts described the incident as the largest known cyberattack on US energy infrastructure.