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Ransomware attack shuts down major U.S. pipeline

Colonial Pipeline says it's slowly bringing its operations back online after a ransomware attack shut down its pipeline that supplies 45% of the fuel consumed on the East Coast. Security experts say ransomware attacks like this pose a growing danger to the country's critical infrastructure. CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues joins CBSN discusses how the Biden administration is planning to respond. Read more here.

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Colonial Pipeline halts operations after cyberattack

A cyberattack has forced a major energy pipeline in the U.S. to shut down operations. Colonial Pipeline says it learned of the attack on Friday. The Georgia-based company temporarily suspended services in order to contain the threat. Colonial Pipeline says it transports more than 100 million gallons of fuel through 5,500 miles of pipelines spanning from Texas to New Jersey. CBS News Homeland Security and Justice reporter Nicole Sganga joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.

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Russia blamed for U.S. hack

Russian intelligence services are being blamed for a just-discovered major cyberattack on U.S. government agencies and private companies that started in March. President Trump has downplayed the seriousness of the breach and floated the idea that China might instead be the culprit, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Russia, and the incoming Biden administration says it is considering retaliation that goes beyond sanctions. Neil Walsh, director of cyber affairs at the U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime, joins CBSN AM's Anne-Marie Green to talk about the ongoing investigation and the potential diplomatic fallout.

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