白宮周日與遭遇勒索軟件網(wǎng)絡(luò)攻擊的美國最大燃油管道運營商Colonial Pipeline緊密合作，以幫助其恢復(fù)運營。攻擊事件迫使該公司關(guān)閉了向人口稠密的東部各州供油的關(guān)鍵燃油網(wǎng)絡(luò)。Colonial周五遭遇勒索軟件網(wǎng)絡(luò)攻擊后，關(guān)閉整個管道系統(tǒng)。白宮發(fā)言人表示，美國總統(tǒng)拜登周六早上聽取了關(guān)于此事的簡報。這是有報告的最具破壞性的數(shù)字勒索事件之一，促使美國立法者要求加強對美國關(guān)鍵能源基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施的保護，以防止遭受黑客攻擊。受此次事件影響，美國汽油期貨周日漲逾3%至每加侖2.217美元，為2018年5月以來最高。美國取暖油期貨跳升至2020年1月以來的高點。美國商務(wù)部長雷蒙多(Gina Raimondo)表示，恢復(fù)管道運營是拜登政府的重中之重，華盛頓在幫助Colonial盡快重啟其從德克薩斯州到新澤西州的超過5,500英里(8,850公里)的管道網(wǎng)絡(luò)，來避免更嚴重的燃油供應(yīng)中斷。“現(xiàn)在，各方全力以赴，”雷蒙多在CBS的“面對國家”(Face the Nation)節(jié)目中說?！拔覀冋谂c該公司、州及地方官員密切合作，以確保他們能夠恢復(fù)正常運營，消除供應(yīng)中斷?！?/span>Colonial周日表示，其主要燃料管線仍然關(guān)閉，但在終端和交付點之間的一些小型管線現(xiàn)在已恢復(fù)運作。雷蒙多和該公司周日都沒有對重啟日期給出預(yù)估，Colonial也未予進一步置評。Colonial每日從墨西哥灣沿岸煉廠向大西洋沿岸中部地區(qū)和美國東南部消費者輸送約250萬桶汽油等燃料。其廣闊的管道網(wǎng)還為美國主要機場提供服務(wù)，包括全球客運量最大的亞特蘭大哈茲菲爾德-杰克遜國際機場(Hartsfield Jackson Airport)。夏洛特道格拉斯國際機場(Charlotte Douglas International Airport)發(fā)言人表示，該機場目前有燃料儲備，“正在密切關(guān)注這一情況”，并稱其燃料供應(yīng)來自另一家大型油管運營商和Colonial。美國汽車協(xié)會(American Automobile Association)等團體的燃料零售專家表示，本次中斷若持續(xù)數(shù)日，可能對地區(qū)燃料供應(yīng)造成嚴重影響，特別是美國東南部。Colonial管線關(guān)閉后最容易出現(xiàn)燃料短缺的幾個州包括田納西、喬治亞和馬里蘭州，這些州的州長辦公室均未立即回復(fù)置評請求。雖然美國政府的調(diào)查仍處在初期階段，但一位前美國官員和三位行業(yè)消息人士表示，懷疑黑客為一家名為DarkSide的專業(yè)網(wǎng)絡(luò)犯罪團伙。DarkSide是眾多使用勒索軟件敲詐受害者的犯罪團伙之一，這些團伙侵入專用網(wǎng)絡(luò)，使用軟件加密文件，還經(jīng)常盜取數(shù)據(jù)。
'All hands on deck' after pipeline hack -U.S. official
U.S. government officials were working closely with one of the nation's largest pipelines on Sunday to help it recover from a major ransomware cyberattack that forced the pipeline operator to shut a critical fuel network that supplies gas and jet fuel to the country's populous eastern states.
The attack is one of the most disruptive digital ransom operations reported and has prompted calls from American lawmakers to tighten protections for critical U.S. energy infrastructure against hackers.Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on CBS’ Face the Nation Sunday said Washington was working to avoid more severe fuel supply disruptions and to help Colonial Pipeline restart its pipeline network as quickly as possible.RAIMONDO: "It's an all hands on deck effort right now and we are working closely with the company, state and local officials, to make sure that they get back up to normal operations as quickly as possible and there aren't disruptions in supply."Colonial transports roughly 2.5 million barrels per day of gasoline and other fuels from refiners on the Gulf Coast to consumers in the mid-Atlantic and southeastern United States.While the government investigation is in the early stages, a former U.S. official and two industry sources said the hackers are likely a professional cybercriminal group and that a group called DarkSide was among potential suspects.
