> penetrated the pipeline operator on the U.S. East Coast, locking its systems and demanding a ransom. The hack caused a shutdown lasting several days This rin

> penetrated the pipeline operator on the U.S. East Coast, locking its systems and demanding a ransom. The hack caused a shutdown lasting several days This rings a little disingenuous, since (IIRC) the shutdown wasn't caused by the hack, the interruption of service was a deliberate choice by Colonial because (in brief) they wouldn't be able to charge their customers until they got their accounting systems working again. The company, providing arguably an essential service, chose to stop the flow instead of estimating / approximating / using past averages to bill their customers. They likely lost much more revenue this way. Do correct me if I got this story wrong.