Colonial Pipeline’s Computer Network Temporarily Goes Dark
- Shippers on line unable to access system for hours on Tuesday
- Pipeline had resumed operations last week after criminal hack
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Colonial Pipeline, the crucial U.S. pipeline that’s been trying to recover from a debilitating criminal hack, restored a vital communications system that failed and temporarily left customers in the dark about fuel shipments.
The computer system that allows oil refiners and other clients to reserve space and monitor the status of fuel traveling through the pipeline was back online after an outage earlier Tuesday, Colonial said in an email.