United States' biggest gasoline pipeline halted after cyber-attack

Pipelines are a growing concern because they play a central role in so many parts of the US economy

Colonial Pipeline is working to restore operations after a cyber-attack prompted the company to take its systems offline, threatening the supply of refined petroleum products to gas stations in major cities on the U.S. eastern seaboard.
 

Colonial, which runs the largest U.S. gasoline and diesel pipeline system, has hired a third-party cybersecurity firm to investigate and contacted law enforcement and other federal agencies. It’s trying to minimize disruption to customers, the company said in a statement late Friday.

The company didn’t immediately respond to a phone call or email for further comment Saturday.

Officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department