Parts of the Southeast suffered gas shortages and long lines at the pump after the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S. was crippled by a ransomware attack.
Colonial Pipeline — which runs the pipeline supplying fuel to nearly half of the East Coast — said Friday it fell prey to a ransomware attack, forcing it to shut down services.
The company said Monday it aims to restore service by the end of the week. However, Colonial added the situation “remains fluid and continues to evolve.”
Take a look below at how the situation is playing out in Virginia, Georgia and other states.
Cars line up at a QuikTrip in Atlanta, Georgia
A woman fills gas cans at a Speedway station in Benson, North Carolina
Vehicles line up to get gas at a Sunoco station in Sumter, South Carolina
Lines of cars at a Costco gas station in Charlotte, North Carolina
A man fills up gas cans at a gas station in Tampa, Florida
An ‘Out Of Service’ bag covers a gas pump at a Circle K near uptown Charlotte, North Carolina
A man fills a vehicle with fuel at a gas station in Sumter, South Carolina
Elizabeth Dragomir had to stand with a gas can in a line of vehicles waiting for gas at a Costco in Norfolk, Virginia
A motorist looking for gas drives past closed pumps at an Exxon gas station in Woodbridge, Virginia
Source: Business - cnbc.com
