A ransomware cyberattack shuts down a major U.S. pipeline. It forced the closure of a major gas pipeline in the United States, which supplies 45% of the fuel consumed on the East Coast.

According to a Federal Emergency Management Agency report reviewed by ABC News, the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline, which runs from Houston to Linden, New Jersey, began at 7 p.m. which temporarily halted all pipeline operations, and affected some of our IT systems," the company said in a statement.
Colonial Pipeline said in an update Saturday that the attack involved ransomware. President Joe Biden has been briefed on the situation. "The federal government is actively working to assess the implications of this incident, avoid any supply disruptions, and help the company restore pipeline operations as quickly as possible," a White House spokesman said.
Colonial's network supplies fuel from U.S. refiners on the Gulf Coast to the eastern and southern United States and transports 2.5 million barrels per day of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other products through 5,500 miles of pipelines. said the company.