Cyberattack a Wake-Up Call on Infrastructure
A police officer stands guard inside the gate to the Colonial Pipeline Co. Pelham junction and tank farm in Pelham, Alabama, on Sept. 19, 2016.
Photographer: Bloomberg
President Joe Biden has made bolstering U.S. infrastructure a top priority. Now his administration is dealing with an unwelcome illustration of just how vulnerable key supply lines can be.
A cyberattack on the nation’s biggest fuel pipeline system threatens to disrupt the supply of gasoline, jet fuel and diesel from Atlanta to New York. The target, Colonial Pipeline, halted all operations late Friday and is still working to restore them, while presumably considering how to respond to any demands.