Cyber-attack forces shutdown of one of the US’s largest pipelines

Colonial Pipeline said it shut down 5,500 miles of pipeline, which carries 45% of the east coast’s fuel supplies

One of the largest pipelines in the US has been shut down after an apparent cyber-attack, its operator has said.

Colonial Pipeline said it had shut down its 5,500 miles of pipeline, which carries 45% of the east coast’s fuel supplies and travels through 14 southern and eastern US states, after the breach of its computer networks.