Major US pipeline shut by ransomware attack

The Colonial Pipeline serves millions of customers on the East Coast, including Washington Dulles International Airport

The Colonial Pipeline serves millions of customers on the East Coast, including Washington Dulles International Airport

The largest fuel pipeline system in the United States was forced to shut down its entire network after a ransomware attack, the operating company said in a statement Saturday.

Colonial, based in the southern state of Georgia, is the largest pipeline operator in the United States by volume, transporting 2.5 million barrels of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other refined petroleum products per day.