據世界石油網站5月9日報道 美國最大的汽油管道運營商科洛尼爾管道公司在周五晚些時候關閉了運營，此前一次勒索軟件攻擊可能擾亂能源市場，并顛覆東海岸的天然氣和柴油供應。

　　科洛尼爾管道公司在周六的一份聲明中稱，其主動使某些系統離線以遏制威脅，這已經暫時停止了所有管道運營，并影響了一些IT系統，目前正在努力使業務恢復正常。

　　網絡安全公司FireEye表示，其響應部門正在協助調查。白宮表示，周六上午，正在戴維營度過周末的拜登總統聽取了有關這一事件的簡報。

　　該管道是美國東半部的一條重要干道，是東海岸汽油、柴油和噴氣燃料的主要來源，其系統每天的容量約為250萬桶，從休斯頓輸送至北卡羅來納州，另外每天還有90萬桶至紐約。

　　網絡安全公司Recorded Future高級威脅分析師Allan Liska稱，此次攻擊似乎使用了一個名為“暗黑”的勒索軟件組織。

　　對關鍵基礎設施的黑客攻擊威脅日益嚴重，促使白宮上月出臺一項計劃，試圖加強公用事業及其供應商的安全。管道是一個值得特別關注的問題，因為它們在美國經濟的許多方面發揮著核心作用。

　　最新的攻擊發生在美國能源工業為夏季旅行做好準備之際，隨著大規模經濟限制的放松，燃料需求也在增加。這也提醒我們，2018年一次網絡攻擊如何摧毀了美國幾家天然氣管道運營商的通信系統。

　　白宮發言人稱，聯邦政府正在評估事件的影響，包括如何避免供應中斷，幫助該公司盡快恢復運營。

　　美國能源部表示，正在監測任何可能對供應造成的影響，而聯邦能源監管委員會則表示，在網絡攻擊之后，正在與其他聯邦機構溝通，且與他們密切合作，監測事態發展。

　　聯邦政府還與州和地方當局合作，制定可能的額外措施。

　　王磊 摘譯自 世界石油

　　原文如下：

　　Ransomware attack shuts down biggest U.S. gasoline pipeline

　　The operator of the biggest gasoline pipeline in the U.S. shut down operations late Friday following a ransomware attack that threatens to roil energy markets and upend the supply of gas and diesel to the East Coast.

　　Colonial Pipeline said in a statement Saturday that it “proactively took certain systems offline to contain the threat, which has temporarily halted all pipeline operations, and affected some of our IT systems.” It’s working to get business back to normal.

　　The cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc. said its Mandiant incident response division is assisting with the investigation. President Joe Biden, who’s spending the weekend at Camp David, was briefed on the incident Saturday morning, the White House said.

　　Colonial is a key artery for the eastern half of the U.S. It’s the main source of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel for the East Coast with capacity of about 2.5 million barrels a day on its system from Houston as far as North Carolina, and another 900,000 barrels a day to New York.

　　The attack appeared to use a ransomware group called DarkSide, according to Allan Liska, senior threat analyst at cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

　　Hacking threats to critical infrastructure have been growing, prompting the White House to respond last month with a plan to try to increase the security of utilities and their suppliers. Pipelines are a specific concern because they play a central role in so many parts of the U.S. economy.

　　The latest attack comes as the nation’s energy industry gears up for summer travel and stronger fuel demand as pandemic economic restrictions are eased. It’s also an unpleasant reminder of how a cyber-attack brought down the communications systems of several U.S. natural gas pipelines operators in 2018.

　　The federal government is assessing the implications of the incident, including how to avoid disruptions to supply and help the company restore operations as quickly as possible, a White House spokesperson said.

　　The U.S. Department of Energy said it’s “monitoring any potential impacts” to supplies, while the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said it’s in “communication with other federal agencies, and we are working closely with them to monitor developments” following the cyber-attack.

　　The federal government is also working with state and local authorities on potential additional steps.