Tankers can be seen on adjacent property next to the entrance to the Colonial Pipeline terminal in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 12, 2021.
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Parts of the Southeast suffered from a lack of gas and long lines on the pump after the largest fuel line in the US was crippled by a ransomware attack.
The Colonial Pipeline, which operates the pipeline that supplies fuel to nearly half of the east coast, said Friday it fell victim to a ransomware attack and forced it to shut down.
The company announced Monday that it intends to restore service by the end of the week. However, Colonial added that the situation “remains fluid and evolving”.
Check out how the situation is developing in Virginia, Georgia, and other states below.
Cars line up on a QuikTrip in Atlanta, Georgia
Cars line up on a QuickTrip in Atlanta, Georgia on May 11, 2021. A gasoline shortage is anticipated in Georgia after Georgia-based gas company Colonial Pipeline reported a ransomware attack on May 7.
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A woman fills gas cans at a speedway station in Benson, North Carolina
A woman fills gas cans at a Speedway gas station on May 12, 2021 in Benson, North Carolina. Most of the stations in the area along I-95 have run out of fuel after hacking the Colonial Pipeline.
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Vehicles line up to get gasoline at a Sunoco station in Sumter, South Carolina
On Tuesday, May 11, 2021, vehicles will line up at a Sunoco gas station in Sumter, South Carolina, USA to collect fuel.
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Lines of cars at a Costco gas station in Charlotte, North Carolina
Participants guide cars as they line up to fill their gas tanks at a COSTCO on Tyvola Road in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 11, 2021.
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A man fills gasoline cans at a gas station in Tampa, Florida
Dax Valenti refills gas tanks at a gas station after a cyberattack crippled the country’s largest fuel pipeline operated by Colonial Pipeline on May 12, 2021 in Tampa, Florida.
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An “out of order” bag covers a gas pump in a Circle K near downtown Charlotte, North Carolina
An “out of order” bag covers a gas pump while cars line up at a Circle K near Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina on May 11, 2021 following a ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline to fill their gas tanks.
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A man fills a vehicle with fuel at a gas station in Sumter, South Carolina
A man fills a vehicle with fuel at a Sunoco gas station in Sumter, South Carolina on Tuesday, May 11, 2021.
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Elizabeth Dragomir had to stand with a gas can in a line of vehicles waiting for gas at a Costco in Norfolk, Virginia
Elizabeth Dragomir was found standing in a line of vehicles waiting for gas at Costco after a cyberattack crippled the country’s largest fuel line operated by Colonial Pipeline. Dragomir’s car ran out of gas in the parking lot in Norfolk, Virginia on May 11, 2021.
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A motorist looking for gasoline passes closed pumps at an Exxon gas station in Woodbridge, Virginia
A motorist looking for gasoline passes closed pumps at an Exxon gas station in Woodbridge, Virginia on May 12, 2021.
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