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US: Some East Coast Petrol Stations Have No Fuel Due To Cyber Attack

Pipeline shut down by cyber-gang

A growing number of petrol stations on the United States' East Coast have no fuel to sell, after a ransomware attack.

Hackers from the group 'DarkSide' have shut down a pipeline, which accounts for almost half of the supply in the region.

The Cyber-gang claims it didn't intend to cause havoc for consumers.

The group says it simply wants a ransom payment to restore the pipeline.

Work is ongoing to manually get the petrol flowing again.

The FBI has begun an investigation into the hack.

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