US fuel pipeline begins restart after hack

Updated May 13 2021 - 8:09am, first published 8:04am
A hack prompted Colonial to shut down some operations, leading to panic buying and petrol shortages.
A hack prompted Colonial to shut down some operations, leading to panic buying and petrol shortages.

Colonial Pipeline has begun to restart the United States' largest pipeline network, six days after a ransomware attack prompted it to shut the line, triggering fuel shortages and panic buying in the southeastern United States.

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