WATCH: Here’s Who The WH Says Is Behind The Colonial Pipeline Takedown

President Biden spoke about the issue during remarks from the East Room Monday afternoon.

.@POTUS: "I'd like to start by saying a few words about the ransomware cyberattack currently impacting Colonial Pipeline…"

Watch his entire remarks: https://t.co/zOJnXufl9Y pic.twitter.com/dORzRQj9t5

— CSPAN (@cspan) May 10, 2021

Biden Administration officials told reporters Monday afternoon that a criminal gang called DarkSide is behind the cyber attack against the Colonial Pipeline system, which supplies the East Coast with forty five percent of its energy. The group installed ransomware and is demanding payment.

"The president continues to be regularly briefed on the incident and our work," says Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall on the @Colpipe ransomware attack. pic.twitter.com/taan0WlGen

— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) May 10, 2021

The US has assessed that the cyberattack on colonial pipeline was carried out by a criminal actor but the Biden administration is looking for any ties to any nation-state actors, says WH's Anne Neuberger.

— Kylie Atwood (@kylieatwood) May 10, 2021

WH Anne Neuberger does not answer when asked if Colonial Pipeline paid a ransom, punting to the company. She says the admin has not offered advice at this time & those subject to ransomware cyberattacks face the need to balance the costs/benefits of paying.

— Kylie Atwood (@kylieatwood) May 10, 2021

JUST IN – Largest U.S. refinery shuts crude units in Port Arthur, Texas, due to Colonial Pipeline outage (Reuters)

— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) May 10, 2021

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