Colonial Pipeline

Friday May 7, 2021 – After a cyberattack on the network handling operations for the Colonial Pipeline, a temporary shutdown of operations has been issued. This particular pipeline supplies fuel from refineries on the Gulf Cost to the eastern and southern United States through 5,500 miles of pipelines. Their operation supplies approximately 45% of the East Coast fuel supply.

Statements from Colonial Pipeline verify that ransomware was used in the cyberattack. They had to take some of their systems offline to contain the threat, which has in turn temporarily shut down all operations.

“At this time, our primary focus is the safe and efficient restoration of our service and our efforts to return to normal operation," the company said Saturday. "This process is already underway, and we are working diligently to address this matter and to minimize disruption to our customers and those who rely on Colonial Pipeline."

Cybersecurity is a major concern for any business; large or small. This is something that Blue Ridge Propane takes very seriously. Our customers have access to bill pay online, and we have many security protocols in place to ensure the safety of their information. Our privacy practices can be viewed here. http://www.blueridgepropanenc.net/billPay We use encryption of payment data over a secure server. The use of a cloud server for information is in effect.