If you live in North Carolina -- then it is worse than 1979. Back in 1979 over 50% of gas stations had gas. And, of course, the gas price was only $0.86 per gallon back then.
All our local school systems are closed (gone remote) for Friday because they don’t have fuel for the school buses.
Gas shortage causing Triangle school systems return to online learning https://www.wral.com/gas-shortage-c...l-systems-return-to-online-learning/19677414/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mar...aid-ransom-to-hackers-source-says/ar-BB1gHwPZ Colonial Pipeline paid $5 million ransom to hackers Colonial Pipeline paid a ransom to hackers after the company fell victim to a sweeping cyberattack, one source familiar with the situation confirmed to CNBC. A U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed to NBC News that Colonial paid nearly $5 million as a ransom to the cybercriminals. It was not immediately clear when the transaction took place. WASHINGTON – Colonial Pipeline paid a ransom to hackers after the company fell victim to a sweeping cyberattack, one source familiar with the situation confirmed to CNBC. A U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed to NBC News that Colonial paid nearly $5 million as a ransom to the cybercriminals. It was not immediately clear when the transaction took place. Colonial Pipeline did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. The ransom payment was first reported by Bloomberg.
DarkSide claims it's shutting down after Colonial Pipeline hack https://www.axios.com/hackers-darks...ine-6e11766f-3d41-438a-9e21-dc06d1c3816f.html The hacker group DarkSide, which was responsible for a ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline and led to fuel shortages in multiple states this week, claims to be shutting down, Krebs on Security and several cybersecurity firms report. Why it matters: In a message from a cybercrime forum, the group said it had lost access to the infrastructure needed to carry out its extortion operations and that a cryptocurrency account it uses to pay its affiliates had been drained. What they're saying: “Servers were seized (country not named), money of advertisers and founders was transferred to an unknown account,” reads the message, which was reviewed by Krebs. “A few hours ago, we lost access to the public part of our infrastructure," the message continues. “Also, a few hours after the withdrawal, funds from the payment server (ours and clients’) were withdrawn to an unknown address." The group also claimed it released decryption tools to all companies it had attempted to extort, but had not yet been paid. Between the lines: Security experts say cyber criminal groups often disband and return under different names, and it therefore can't be determined if the disruption to DarkSide's infrastructure is legitimate or permanent, according to the Wall Street Journal. It is also unknown if the U.S. government had any role in the events that led to the group's closure. The big picture: Colonial Pipeline reportedly paid hackers linked to DarkSide nearly $5 million in cryptocurrency after last week's ransomware attack to regain access to its computer systems. President Biden announced Thursday that the Justice Department launched a new task force that will specifically prosecute ransomware hackers "to the full extent of the law." Biden late Wednesday signed an executive order in an attempt to bolster the country's cybersecurity defenses following the cyberattack.