Queues to get fuel on the US east coast. A small ransomware can break a nation
The closure, even if only temporarily, of the Colonial Pipeline, the fuel pipeline that connects the states of the East Coast USA with the refineries in the Gulf of Mexico, is having dramatic effects and shows how fragile our facilities are. Long queues have formed in many areas to refuel. What you see above is an image in Nashville , Tennessee.
Queues last several hours, even five. The image below is from another location :
Some, panicked, fill canisters, a very dangerous practice in the car:
Talahasse, Florida:
I've visited five gas stations this morning and the Costco one is the first to have gas.
The line is insane. pic.twitter.com/fMfuIMNlJ7
– Alicia Devine, Photojournalist (@alicia_c_devine) May 11, 2021
North Carolina
There have been several reports of fuel shortages in the US
Moments ago it was reported that the CEO of the hacked pipeline company Colonial Pipeline has warned state officials in a private meeting Monday of potential fuel shortages. https://t.co/SNAgvjVnHV https://t.co/gn93P0l2I5
– Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) May 11, 2021
The government has assured that it will monitor against unjustified price increases, but if there is no fuel, the price problem takes a back seat. The distribution line is slowly becoming active again, but the lower deliveries have been significant and it will take days to get back to normal. All this shows how in an advanced nation even a hacker attack on a structure that no one knew before can cause enormous economic damage. However, prices have also risen nationwide by at least six cents.
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