I'm not a pipeline expert, but I've been doing computers sense the early 90s. You have a pipe. It has pumps and valves. You have a computer that controls it all. The computer gets hacked. UNPLUG THE DAM COMPUTER... and plug in another one. Then restart the pumps. If they are too incompetent to figure out a workaround then get the hell out of the way and let someone else try.
If there is one thing I've learned with computers its that the guy at the console is god. There is no such thing as taking over from a remote location. Anyone that tells you differently has been watching too many movies. Send real actual human beings out the the pumps, unplug the dam computer and just turn the pump on manually. Yeah, a person might have to watch the pressure and flow rates etc rather than the computer. So the hell what. Get the dam gas flowing again morons.
The control system was not compromised to their knowledge, it was the business network and the control network is undergoing diagnostics as a precaution as things could have actually been damaged if they just assumed it was fine and left it running potentially compromised.
Also you are showing your lack of knowledge if you think it's as simple as tossing in a different computer. (Controls Engineer speaking.)
A pipe is a fucking pipe. It doesn't mater if its 1-2" PVC or 4' steel. The science is the same. Yeah oil and gas is more dangerous than water but I find it hard to believe that someone with some balls and a little know how couldn't get the pipe back running at say 50-75% of full capacity.
The idea that some dude in his basement encrypted a few hard drives completely stops something as massive as a pipeline is a joke.
What you're really saying is this hacker spooked them AND THE FUCKING BUREAUCRACY HAS THE FLOW OF GAS TOTALLY SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THEY ARE FUCKING RETARDS.
Some retard in a suit that knows even less about pipelines than me decided it was best if they shut everything down and wreck the economy. I wonder if he donated to Biden/DNC?
Ccp
The New World Order caused this and is inhibiting fixes.
Guess that makes sense. I still think we rely too much on computers and need to move away from them in certain areas. Anything can be hacked.
It is prudent to have manual as well as lower tech overrides to such an important system.