Senate to grill Colonial Pipeline CEO about east coast gas shutdown hack

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The head of Colonial Pipeline will answer to Congress on June 8 about a ransomware attack on the company system that shut down the supply of gasoline along the east coast last month, triggering significant shortages, long gas station lines, and increased prices.

Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph A. Blount will testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about the May attack, which prompted the company to halt gasoline delivery to 13 states.

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