NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Colonial Pipeline CEO Joe Blount on the ransomware attack on the pipeline's network and the decision to pay the hackers the $4.4 million ransom.

Colonial was founded in 1962 by nine oil companies and launched into a massive project to build a multi-state pipeline system. Colonial has been based in metro Atlanta for decades.

The Colonial Pipeline restarted at 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, according to Colonial's website. They expect for gas to reach each market they serve by mid-day Thursday.

Fuel tanks are seen at a Colonial Pipeline breakout station in Woodbine, Md., May 8, 2021. A cyberattack forced the shutdown of 5,500 miles of Colonial Pipeline's sprawling interstate system ...

Colonial Pipeline paid the ransomware group that carried out a crippling cyberattack, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Thursday. The group, previously identified as DarkSide ...

Colonial Pipeline declined comment for this story, but that dilemma —pay or suffer — played out dramatically this week as gasoline consumers went on a panic-buying binge that drained ...

On Friday, Colonial Pipeline said it learned that hackers had infected its computer networks with ransomware, malicious code used to seize control of computers and extract payments from victims.

The cyber attack that shutdown the Colonial pipeline causing a gas panic and stoking fears of gasoline shortages, didn’t actually shut down the pipeline. It impacted the billing system at the ...

ATLANTA, GA – Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the United States is under attack. The pipeline stretches from Houston to New Jersey and usually transports more than 100 million ...

A Colonial Pipeline storage site in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 12, 2021. - Fears the shutdown ...More of the Colonial Pipeline because of a cyberattack would cause a gasoline shortage led to ...

One year after criminal hackers breached Colonial Pipeline Co., fears of another major cyberattack are rippling across the energy industry. The May 7, 2021, ransomware attack was the most ...

Colonial Pipeline paid the ransomware group that carried out a crippling cyberattack, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Thursday. The group, previously identified as DarkSide ...