Gas runs out after Colonial Pipeline cyberattack: North Carolina declares state of emergency as cars

Gas runs out after Colonial Pipeline cyberattack: North Carolina declares state of emergency as cars line up outside stations in Virginia, Atlanta and Florida and American Airlines adds extra stops to long haul flights The Colonial Pipeline between Texas and New Jersey was hacked on Thursday The 5,500 mile pipeline carries nearly half of the East Coast’s fuel supply On Friday evening the pipeline was shut down in response to the attack On Monday the company said they were beginning to restore service They hope to completely restore service by the end of the week On Monday gas stations in Tallahassee, Atlanta, NC and Virginia had shortages The pipeline also serves Atlanta’s airport - the world’s busiest by passengers American Airlines is adding stops in two long-haul routes from Charlotte, NC Criminal group DarkSide, believed to be based in Russia, is thought to be guilty On Monday afternoon DarkSide apologized for ’social consequences’ ’We are apolitical, we do not participate in geopolitics,’ the hackers w