NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR URGES RESIDENTS TO REPORT GAS PRICE GOUGING

After declaring a state of emergency on Monday in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack, North Carolina Gov Roy Cooper took to Twitter to urge residents to report any gas price gouging they come across.

He also advised against residents rushing to fill up their gas tanks when they don’t need to.

MIKE POMPEO: PIPELINE HACK DEMONSTRATES HOW ‘SUSCEPTIBLE’ CYBERSECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE CAN BE

Mike Pompeo, the former CIA Director under Donald Trump, took to Twitter on Tuesday to slam the Colonial Pipeline hack.

Pompeo added that the outage demonstrates “how susceptible our cybersecurity and infrastructure systems can be.”

MORE THAN 1,000 GAS STATIONS HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL

By Tuesday evening, more than 1,000 gas stations along the East Coast had run out of fuel as the Colonial Pipeline shutdown entered a fifth day.

Experts are saying that the shortage is mostly due to people panic buying gas after Friday’s ransomware hack shut down the Pipeline.

Tapped-out stations were mostly reported in the Southeast, with Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia all reporting problems.

HOW MUCH ARE GAS PRICES UP?

An increase in demand due to the pipeline hack has caused gas prices to creep up across the nation.

The national gas price average jumped six cents to $2.96 on Monday, according to AAA.

An increase of just three more cents would make the national average the highest it has been since November 2014.

AAA spokesperson Jeanette McGee said that impacts will vary regionally.

“Areas including Mississippi, Tennessee, and the east coast from Georgia into Delaware are most likely to experience limited fuel availability and price increases, as early as this week,” she said.

“These states may see prices increase three to seven cents this week.”

HOW ARE GAS OUTAGES AFFECTING STATES?

By Tuesday afternoon, the Pipeline hack had led people to panic-buy gas as reports of lack of product and increasing prices began emerging.

In several states along the East Coast, large percentages of gas stations had run out of gas by 5pm, according to price-tracking app GasBuddy.

Here’s a look at the percentages of stations that had run out of gas by state:

• North Carolina – 9.7 percent
• Virginia – 7.9 percent
• Georgia – 6.5 percent
• South Carolina – 4.3 percent
• Florida – 2.9 percent

WHICH STATES HAVE DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY?

Several states along the East Coast have declared a state of emergency due to the fuel shortage caused by the Pipeline hack

North Carolina Gov Roy Cooper was the first to declare on Monday evening in a move that allowed him to temporarily suspend some fuel regulations in an attempt to ensure enough supply.

On Tuesday, states of emergency were also declared in Georgia and Virginia.

The declarations come after reports of gas stations all along the East Coast running out of fuel and having to close up shop.

FUEL PRICES GO UP THIS WEEK AFTER COLONIAL PIPELINE ATTACK

Fuel prices in some areas might go up after the Colonial Pipeline was hit with a cyberattack on Friday.

AAA spokesman, Jeanette McGee, said Tuesday: “Areas including Mississippi, Tennessee and the east coast from Georgia into Delaware are most likely to experience limited fuel availability and price increases, as early as this week.”

“These states may see prices increase three to seven cents this week.”

US GOVERNMENT RELAXES RULES ON FUEL TRANSPORT

The United States government relaxed rules on fuel being transported by road on Sunday, May 9 in a bid to minimize disruption to supply following the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline.

The pipeline was temporarily shut down following a cyberattack last week.

The relaxes regulations will allow drivers in 18 states to work extra or more flexible hours when transporting fuel products.

WHERE IS THERE A FUEL SHORTAGE AFTER COLONIAL PIPELINE ATTACK?

The Colonial Pipeline was hit with a cyberattack last week, and its temporary shut down may lead to fuel shortages in several regions.

The hack has led to a rise in gas prices as supplies drop along the pipeline’s main supply lines along the East Coast.  

Some gas stations across the US were reportedly running out of fuel on Tuesday, May, 11.

North Carolina declared a state of emergency to mitigate any disruption, and AAA spokesman, Jeanette McGee, said Tuesday: “Areas including Mississippi, Tennessee and the east coast from Georgia into Delaware are most likely to experience limited fuel availability and price increases, as early as this week.”

COLONIAL PIPELINE OFFICIAL SAYS FUEL SHORTAGES MAY BE COMING

Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount said officials should be prepared for a possible fuel shortage after a cyberattack on the pipeline caused it to be temporarily shut down.

The Colonial Pipeline, which supplies 45 percent of the East Coast’s fuel, was shut down on Friday after a group of hackers known as DarkSide staged a ransomware attack.

Unfortunately, Colonial says it doesn’t expect to fully restore service until the weekend at the earliest.

AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHTS SHOULD RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATIONS QUICKLY AFTER COLONIAL PIPELINE CHANGES

American Airlines is adding extra stops to two different long-haul flights so planes can refuel as a result of the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline.

The two routes affected both fly from Charlotte, North Carolina — one from from Charlotte to Honolulu now stopping in Dallas/Fort Worth, and one from Charlotte to London, in which passengers will have to stop in Boston to refuel.

Both routes should return to normal operations after May 15.

LONG HAUL FLIGHTS HAVE TO MAKE STOPS TO REFUEL DUE TO COLONIAL PIPELINE CRISIS

American Airlines is adding extra stops to two long-haul flights so planes can refuel due to the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline.

The airline was forced to alter the schedule “due to the fuel supply shortage on the East Coast” after the hack on one of the largest pipelines in the US.

“We are closely monitoring the situation and working around the clock to ensure that we have an adequate supply of fuel across our network,” American Airlines told FOX Business. 

HOW LONG IS THE COLONIAL PIPELINE?

The Colonial Pipeline, which was hit by a cyberattack by DarkSide last week, is an especially long piece of infrastructure in the US.

The 5,500 mile pipeline carries refined gasoline and jet fuel up the East Coast from Texas to New York.

It ships about 45 percent of all fuel supplies on the East Coast.

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TAKING STEPS TO PROTECT INFRASTRUCTURE AGAINST CYBERATTACKS

The Colonial Pipeline was hit with a cyberattack last week, causing some to worry about whether or not similar hacks on vulnerable infrastructure in the US could come in the near future.

Anne Neuberger, the Biden administration’s deputy national security adviser for cybersecurity and emerging technology, said in an interview with The Associated Press in April that the government was undertaking a new effort to help electric utilities, water districts, and other critical industries protect against potentially damaging cyberattacks.

“The attacks were extremely sophisticated and they were able to defeat some pretty sophisticated security controls, or the right degree of security controls weren’t in place,” Mike Chapple, a former computer scientist with the National Security Agency, said of the Colonial Pipeline attack.

KEVIN MCCARTHY CRITICIZES BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WHILE TWEETING ABOUT COLONIAL PIPELINE

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy criticized the Biden administration while tweeting about the Colonial Pipeline crisis on Tuesday.

“The Colonial Pipeline crisis shows that we need more American energy to fuel our economy, not less,” the GOP politician wrote.

“But the Biden Administration has already canceled the Keystone Pipeline and paused oil and gas drilling, leaving our energy supply more vulnerable to attacks.”

COLONIAL PIPELINE IS TRYING TO ‘MINIMIZE DISRUPTION’ FROM SHUTDOWN

After the Colonial Pipeline was hit with a cyberattack in the form of a hack last week, the company behind it is trying to mitigate the worst effects of disruption to its customers.

The firm said in a statement: “Colonial Pipeline is taking steps to understand and resolve this issue.”

“At this time, our primary focus is the safe and efficient restoration of our service and our efforts to return to normal operation.”

“This process is already underway, and we are working diligently to address this matter and to minimize disruption to our customers and those who rely on Colonial Pipeline,” the statement added.

COLONIAL PIPELINE CYBER ATTACK COMES AFTER TWO OTHER SIMILAR ATTACKS

The Colonial Pipeline was hit with a cyberattack on Friday, and it’s not yet clear who launched the attack.

The Pipeline was temporarily shut down after the hack.

The attack comes just months after two other major attacks on American computer networks – the Solar Winds hack, which was believed to have been carried out by Russia, and an hack attempt on Microsoft, which is thought to be the work of China.

WHO LAUNCHED THE DARKSIDE COLONIAL PIPELINE ATTACK?

The Colonial Pipeline was hit with a cyberattack on Friday, and was temporarily shut down in a move that might impact fuel supplies in several states.

But who launched the attack? So far, experts haven’t announced a culprit.

The precise nature of the incident still seems to be unclear, including who launched the attack and what their motives might have been.

EXPERT SAYS SYSTEMS THAT CONTROL PIPELINES SHOULD NOT BE CONNECTED TO INTERNET

Mike Chapple, a former computer scientist with the National Security Agency, said systems that control pipelines shouldn’t be connected to the internet.

This leaves them vulnerable to cyber intrusions, he believes.

“The attacks were extremely sophisticated and they were able to defeat some pretty sophisticated security controls, or the right degree of security controls weren’t in place,” Chapple said.

COLONIAL PIPELINE’S FOCUS IS ‘SAFE’ RESTORATION OF SERVICE

After the Colonial Pipeline was temporarily shut down following a cyberattack, the firm said in a statement: “Colonial Pipeline is taking steps to understand and resolve this issue.”

“At this time, our primary focus is the safe and efficient restoration of our service and our efforts to return to normal operation.”

The nature of the incident was unclear, including who launched the attack and what the motives behind it were.

WHO IS INVESTIGATING THE DARKSIDE ATTACK?

The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is generally responsible for attacks on critical infrastructure.

However, the Alpharetta, Georgia-based company behind the Colonial Pipeline said it hired an outside cybersecurity firm to investigate the nature and scope of the attack.

WHO IS INVESTIGATING THE DARKSIDE ATTACK?

The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is generally responsible for attacks on critical infrastructure.

However, the Alpharetta, Georgia-based company behind the Colonial Pipeline said it hired an outside cybersecurity firm to investigate the nature and scope of the attack.

HOW MUCH FUEL DOES THE COLONIAL PIPELINE MOVE?

After the Colonial Pipeline was shut down following a cyberattack, there may be a slowdown in how quickly fuel supply gets to areas demanding it.

The pipeline ships some 45 percent of all fuel supplies on the East Coast.

The 5,500 pipeline transports some 2.5million barrels each day.

WHEN DID THE COLONIAL PIPELINE HACK TAKE PLACE?

The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack temporarily shut down the pipeline and may lead to fuel shortages.

Colonial Pipeline said the hack attack took place on Friday and also impacted some of the firm’s information technology systems.

NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY OVER POSSIBLE FUEL SHORTAGES

Governor Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency on Monday over the temporary outage of the Colonial Pipeline and potential resulting fuel shortages.

It will serve to suspend motor vehicle fuel regulations as a means to ensure there’s enough gas supply throughout the state.

“Today’s emergency declaration will help North Carolina prepare for any potential motor vehicle fuel supply interruptions across the state and ensure motorists are able to have access to fuel,” Cooper said in a statement.