Posted on 05/11/2021 5:46:06 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
We need death penalty and large bounties to put an end to hacking and ransomware attacks.
This should have happened here on the Left coast - watch all these liberals start crying over not being able to go about.
If it were Pearly Harbor it would take demented Joe a week. As RUSH would say, we're in big heap trouble. But rest assured, no tweets to get you hot and bothered from the other guy who stood to protect America.
“””I’m a cyber security expert, and I am stunned they have not corrected this hacking problem by now.”””
I suspect the main problem facing Colonial is keeping the batches of gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel from cross contaminating each other as they restart the pumps.
I am guessing a pipeline that can pump 2,500,000 barrels per day of product holds around 10 million barrels of product.
All those people who are buying motor homes, camper trailers, etc., that are getting ready to hit the road are going to be facing higher gasoline prices & outright fuel shortages. Give it a few months and I think there is going to a lot of R/V inventory available at distressed pricing.
LOL. Pefect. Overnight success.
This could have happened under Trump. If this happening under a weak, feckless President* vs Trump is causation or simple correlation is a matter of opinion.
If you want to put on tin foil, maybe the impetus for this attack is for Bidet to waive the Jones Act, which requires ships to be built and flagged in the U.S. and crewed by American workers to transport goods between U.S. ports.
“Long lines in Spanish Fort and Mobile, AL and Pensacola yesterday. Got all three vehicles fueled up though.”
I’m in this area. I’m a recluse and don’t get out much but my son told me Saraland is having a shortage. Frankly, I wasn’t sure if that was accurate. I assumed we got gas in this area from the Shell refinery in Saraland. Maybe that gas is going somewhere else or it’s tied to the pipeline too.
Long lines are caused by panic, not supply.
When hurricane Florence hit, we were on Ocracoke and had to evacuate. We waited for the ferry in beautiful weather. The minute we hit the mainland, the weather got really bad (unrelated storm). Panic had set in and everyone was buying gas. Stations were running out all the way to Greensboro. I managed to find gas in Eden NC. All of this was because people thought the storm was the hurricane.
The Biden Administration, understandably, figured that Americans were TOO DUMB to figure out that knocking out 45% of the gasoline supply might just cause disruptions.
They probably figured that with Common Core now engrained in the Northeast, no one would catch on, and panic buy. They were right...and they managed to stretch the supply for a couple of extra days, but it’s now game over. Next stop, with this administration: price controls and gas lines.
So, for others here who still have access to gasoline, you may just want to FILL UP NOW!!!! It’s not going to get any better until the pipeline starts operating again.
“I am stunned they have not corrected this hacking problem by now. This tells me there is far more going on than is being said”
Yep, the facts are few.
President Psaki is likely working on blaming this on Trump and getting rid of Lizard.
The silver to the very dark black cloud such as this id the info babes and info cucks will starve and freeze along with the sheep. I know that that they will believe that the Elites will take care of them. And were even promised that. But the Elites will only have enough for them. Abd the Elites lie. Get ready, FRiend. It is going to be a very rough ride.
“””Well, there were long lines yesterday in Spanish Fort/Mobile, AL and Pensacola yesterday regardless of barges.”””
I would guess that a lot of people traveling east on I-10 into Georgia and Florida are filling their tanks in Mobile/Pensacola to be sure they have enough fuel to get to their destination.
Likewise, the folks heading north from Mobile would be doing the same.
Look at the bright side. More gasoline sales in Mobile/Pensacola means more sales tax revenue for those cities.
This just in... the Colonial Pipeline website is now unavailable - "502 bad gateway".
Uh the way this is written,
“Interestingy, the hackers posted a message on its dark web page that it would vet buyers of its ransomware in the future to “avoid social consequences.” “We are apolitical. We do not participate in geopolitics,” the message says. “Our goal is to make money and not creating problems for society. From today, we introduce moderation and check each company that our partners want to encrypt to avoid social consequences in the future.””
and the way it is written. 100% its an inside job.
Sorry that is how bureaucrats talk and NOT hackers. Moreover, where they left it and it is found.
So obvious now.
This is going to be like the TP thing. Everyone hording is going to increase the problem.
That reminds me...I need to fill up all my gas cans. :)
Data/program hijacking is so yesteryear. Any company that does not have it’s infrastructure “hack proof” needs to have their wazoos handed to them.
I thought I heard Biden say this was a “private sector” issue so the government would not be involved in solving it.
He didn’t have the same agenda to push.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it isn’t being intentionally done to push a biden agenda.
Oh, gee..lookee here:
You may be far enough west to be out of the area that the Colonial pipeline covers. Your issue is likely going to be refilling when you get home to Maryland.
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