[ExI] colonial pipeline shutdown

[Adrian Tymes]

That is not universally true, but it has been true in too many cases.

(Summary of my other email to this thread, not the one quoted.)

On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 12:06 PM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> So in other words, Adrian, if all just followed the IT's instructions we'd
> have a safer world.  However, stupidity and egotism will never leave us,
> esp. at the managerial level.  bill w
>
> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 11:48 AM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 8:03 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <
>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Some hackers somehow installed ransomware on the Colonial Pipeline
>>> system which caused a shutdown, resulting in fuel shortages on the east
>>> coast
>>>
>>
>> Just to clarify this part too: they didn't actually get it on the
>> pipeline system itself, just the payment system.  Colonail Pipeline
>> couldn't be sure it was being paid, but it could still pump the petroleum.
>> It was CP's decision to stop pumping, apparently out of fear that some
>> customers might not pay or might not pay enough, temporarily until the
>> system could be fixed and they could see who paid what.
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