jward
passin' thru
Patrick De Haan
@GasBuddyGuy
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BREAKING: Over 20% of metro Atlanta gas stations are without gasoline.
ENER Breaking: Alpharetta based Colonial Pipeline shuts down gas lines after cyberattack - FBI says Russia Russia Russia
- Thread starter SmithJ
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Patrick De Haan
@GasBuddyGuy
2m
BREAKING: Over 20% of metro Atlanta gas stations are without gasoline.
Raggedyman
Res ipsa loquitur
Bubble Head
Has No Life - Lives on TB
They are still having that discussion in Arizona. Lot of things happen when you steal an election and begin to turn a Country as large as the United States into a Banana Republic.
Lilbitsnana
On TB every waking moment
Prices tonight for reg unleaded ranged from $2.75 to $2.89. Diesel prices remained same as yesterday.
The cheapest on on Saturday ($2.59) was the most expensive tonight at $2.89.
Krayola
Veteran Member
I always knew you were not supposed to open attachments but I was never certain if you were supposed to delete the emails without opening them at all. Sometimes it's hard to tell if it is legit or not without clicking on the email (although if I don't recognize the sender and I see there is an attachment, I usually delete without even checking it.)
Maybe one of our IT gurus here can tell us.
Countrymouse
Country exile in the city
That's why I always have the "preview" pane on---so I CAN see it WITHOUT opening it.
Repairman-Jack
Veteran Member
Maleware can be activated via preview pane.
phloydius
Veteran Member
Viewing an email in a preview pane is opening the email.
Zagdid
Veteran Member
Keeping perspective, this amount of 'data' fits on a thumb drive. Perhaps they are more clever than given credit for and spoofed a data trail as well.
closet squirrel
Veteran Member
Update from friend:
There is technically plenty of gas; it is coming in on boats. But it takes about 20 days to get to a gas station. He suggested filling back up at 3/4 tank and that the timeline the news is giving is optimistic at best
night driver
ESFP adrift in INTJ sea
But how about femaleware??
Think ya meant malware...
Look. If we can't generate an occasional snicker we are REALLY in trouble.
mistaken1
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Phishing emails want you to enter credentials (like your bank logon) where they can be captured by the hacker.
Ransomware wants you to run/install something or go to a site that can run/install something.
The key is to trick you into opening the email, if you get an email from Bank of America and you do not use BoA delete it. If you do use BoA then you have to look at it and decide if it is legitimate or not, you can always call BoA and have them verify.
Email has two sending addresses, one the real sender address (the account it came from) which can be hidden from normal viewing and one that is the 'from' or display address. The display address is the one you see when opening an email and are so easy to spoof a 3 year child can do it. Look for misspelled words or awkward sentence structure, hover over links to see if they lead back to the supposed sender (for example BoA should link back to something that ends in bankofamerica.com whereas a hacker site might lead back to bankofamericacom.com or banksofamerica.com, notice the part to the left of .com is not the same). When in doubt go search the company website and call them.
Lone_Hawk
Resident Spook
Yeah, the small amount of data also was a flag for me.
Jubilee on Earth
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Jubilee on Earth
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Sorry! Didn’t notice the same meme up above. The writing was so small I couldn’t see it without my glasses, LOL
I have a short update from the friend that is employed by Colonial. No one is panicked at Colonial. Working methodically to get back on line. May be online by weekend if NOTHING else happens. Friend refused to elaborate. Would not clarify if he meant the original insult, if he meant there had been other insults since original hack, or if they saw another problem on the horizon. Friend does seem somewhat stressed but not overly so. States that other smaller pipelines are picking up some of the slack...not sure what that means. Friend continues to state that there is plenty of gas just a transport problem. Company line? Probably.
I was able to get some diesel for my truck today but I probably won’t be able to get more tomorrow
The guy that runs the store told me he doesn’t expect any more until Monday
I drove by the tank farm this morning and there were about 15 tankers waiting to get fuel so there must be fuel to be had for something
15 is on the high end of normal for those tank farms
ETA. This was in middle Georgia
The guy that runs the store told me he doesn’t expect any more until Monday
I drove by the tank farm this morning and there were about 15 tankers waiting to get fuel so there must be fuel to be had for something
15 is on the high end of normal for those tank farms
ETA. This was in middle Georgia
Hfcomms
EN66iq
How much of the fuel situation is self induced just like the T-paper shortage last year? Colonial said over the weekend that the existing stocks were good for several days with no problems if the pipeline comes back online but with people running around and even filling up garbage bags and plastic totes with gas it's no wonder stations are running out. Another reason why we prepare. There really should be no reason for anyone to run out and fill everything up if they have been maintaining some reserve fuel over time for such an occurrence and especially in hurricane prone areas you should have several cans always ready to go anyway.
SmithJ
Veteran Member
A lot
Its been 5 days since the outage
VERY few people have ANY reserve
vector7
Dot Collector
A few days ago:
Today:
Sec. Pete Buttigieg: "We have been working around the clock to help Colonial return its pipeline back to normal operations quickly, safely and securely."
RT 35secs
View: https://twitter.com/SethZero1/status/1392524152351821829
Pete Buttigieg comments on the Colonial pipeline cyberattack and the Texas power grid failure, calls them "two major wake-up call experiences." He adds the US needs to "make sure that we have the most resilient and flexible infrastructure for the future."
RT 1min
View: https://twitter.com/m_woodrat/status/1392523779637760002
When asked if the Colonial Pipeline could lead to government "taking over the pipeline to restore the flow," Buttigieg said "I haven't heard anything along those lines."
RT 1min
View: https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1392526645005885447
Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste...
Buttigieg Uses Colonial Pipeline Hack to Push $2T 'Infrastructure Bill' -- 'Excellent, Modern Infrastructure' a Nat'l Security Issue
View: https://twitter.com/ReporterCurious/status/1391945141179592706
Gee whiz, what a surprise. Amazing timing this "hack", just what the dems needed. Buttigieg Uses Colonial Pipeline Hack to Push $2T ‘Infrastructure Bill‘ -- ‘Excellent, Modern Infrastructure‘ a Nat‘l Security Issue
View: https://twitter.com/krooney61/status/1392052009910644738
Hfcomms
EN66iq
Those that do however don't have to run around like a chicken with their head cut off. Obviously if you live in an apartment or something there are more limits as to what you can do but especially along the gulf and eastern seaboard I'm always bemused at the reaction when a hurricane is on the way. If you know you live in a hurricane prone area at the beginning of the season one should already have their gas, plywood and emergency supplies on hand. Times we are entering into and crazy prepper uncle doesn't seem so crazy after all.
phloydius
Veteran Member
Interesting. I went to read a few mainstream articles written in the last hour on the restart, being suspicious.
They say it has been restarted.
They say the first step IS TO restart line 1 (gasoline).
They say that the restart will take several days.
They mention the ransomware had infected only the billing software, and they shut it down because they wouldn’t be able to know who to bill for how much.
Am still suspicious.
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vector7
Dot Collector
Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom
View: https://twitter.com/DJCastr62087451/status/1392851314783227904
View: https://twitter.com/BorderlifeSwan/status/1392851426624299011
View: https://twitter.com/ProudAM26217245/status/1392852950586888198
View: https://twitter.com/DJCastr62087451/status/1392851314783227904
View: https://twitter.com/BorderlifeSwan/status/1392851426624299011
View: https://twitter.com/ProudAM26217245/status/1392852950586888198
stop tyranny
Veteran Member
Maybe this is the new soros funded cyber crime arm of antifa and blm. Until conservatives fight the socialist/communist uprising using the same tactics and receive the financial backing the socialist/communists do we will continue to lose ground. Our only hope may very well be to see things get so bad that millions of conservatives feel they have nothing to lose and proceed to purge all those socialists/communists who hate America.
stop tyranny
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rob0126
Veteran Member
That does not look like biden to me.
Loretta Van Riet
Trying to hang out with the cool kids.
You tube is popping up with channels stating that Colonial Pipeline had a Network attack, again!
Anyone else noticing this? For example:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0uSAEEwhkY
RT 5:22
Anyone else noticing this? For example:
RT 5:22
vector7
Dot Collector
Reminder: Wife of Russian Moscow Mayor paid Hunter Biden $3.5 Million.
NOW THIS...
Biden to waive sanctions on Putin crony in charge of Nord Stream 2 pipeline
View: https://twitter.com/SavingAmerica4U/status/1394726645500719110
jward
passin' thru
Intel Point ALERTS
@IntelPointAlert
#URGENT: Colonial Pipeline communications system has gone offline #UnitedStates Pipeline personnel are working to quickly figure out what exactly has caused the entire communications system to go offline. Movement of oil within the lines has stopped momentarily.
View: https://twitter.com/PTNewsnetwork/status/1394676124031012865?s=20
@IntelPointAlert
#URGENT: Colonial Pipeline communications system has gone offline #UnitedStates Pipeline personnel are working to quickly figure out what exactly has caused the entire communications system to go offline. Movement of oil within the lines has stopped momentarily.
View: https://twitter.com/PTNewsnetwork/status/1394676124031012865?s=20
Loretta Van Riet
Trying to hang out with the cool kids.
It's my understanding that now they can't access their customer data. So...they don't know how much product to deliver and to whom.
jward
passin' thru
Good Lord. I hope we all have seen the writing and are able to provide for ourselves anything that is essential.
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rob0126
Veteran Member
Here we go again. I'd suggest topping off today or tomorrow, just in case.
Lilbitsnana
On TB every waking moment
I don't know if it is residual from initial go around, but DD said she stopped at a station (one of 3) in the town near her (Blount County, AL) and all they had left was premium. She called me at 5:30 tonight, so this was a little before then, because she had just got home.
rob0126
Veteran Member
I believe the delivery system was just recently getting straightened out.
what timing.
Again?
WTH!
I was always suspicious of the early reports that the pipeline would resume operations "after a few days".
Struck me as an effort to reduce panic buying but offering no real evidence that the situation had been resolved.
Now this.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
I know ""SOME"" here think I'm archaic because I still keep paper receipts, invoices, calendars, etc., and THIS^^^ is why I do so! Yes, I prefer an analog clock over a digital one.
rob0126
Veteran Member
I downloaded and printed out a group of calender years for America. I did up to 2025.