I don't believe this...on so many levels. First off, I can't believe it would even be possible to shut the whole pipeline down, as many pedes have already pointed out.
Secondly, there's this:
"...the report is they paid within hours of the attack..."
Huh? If you had a security problem this big, you couldn't possibly fix it this fast. What's to stop the hackers from turning around and doing the same thing all over again for another $5 million?
I don't believe this...on so many levels. First off, I can't believe it would even be possible to shut the whole pipeline down, as many pedes have already pointed out.
Secondly, there's this:
"...the report is they paid within hours of the attack..."
Huh? If you had a security problem this big, you couldn't possibly fix it this fast. What's to stop the hackers from turning around and doing the same thing all over again for another $5 million?