| A pipeline that transports almost half of all the fuel consumed on the East Coast has been shut down by a cyberattack; SNP's election victory makes a Scottish independence referendum a matter of "when, not if." Tonight's Sentences was written by Gregory Svirnovskiy. | | | | | | | A major pipeline is shut down in a cyberattack, wreaking havoc on gas distribution in the Northeast | | | | | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images | | - The gas pipeline system responsible for transporting 45 percent of all fuel consumed on the East Coast has been shut down since Friday in response to the largest ever cyberattack on an American oil company. It's putting a severe strain on the nation's oil reserves and may cause gas prices to spike. [BBC News / Mary-Ann Russon]
- A Russian hacker group called DarkSide launched the ransomware cyberattack at the start of the weekend, which caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down its pipelines as a precautionary measure. The company is aiming to have all services back in operation by the end of the week, but gas prices could rise as much as 7 cents this week in affected areas. [Intelligencer / Paola Rosa-Aquino and Chas Danner]
- President Joe Biden is considering easing restrictions on gasoline transport across the Eastern Seaboard. The Department of Transportation has issued a regional emergency in 17 states along with the District of Columbia to keep supply lines moving in the Northeast. [Axios / Rebecca Falconer]
- DarkSide issued a statement Monday denying the attack was politically motivated. "Our goal is to make money," the group said. "And not creating problems for society. From today we introduce moderation and check each company that our partners want to encrypt to avoid social consequences in the future." [CNBC / Eamon Javers]
- Homeland Security Adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall said Monday the attack ought to serve as a wake-up call for private sector companies to shore up their cybersecurity capabilities. "When those companies are attacked, they serve as the first line of defense and we depend on the effectiveness of their defenses," Sherwood-Randall said. [CNN / Kevin Liptak]
| | | Momentum grows in Scotland for another independence referendum | | - The Scottish National Party performed up to expectations Friday, winning a fourth straight parliamentary election, though it fell short of an outright majority by a hair. [NYTimes / Mark Landler]
- Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon now says a second Scottish referendum is a "matter of when, not if." A vote could take place as early as the start of next year. [AP / Sylvia Hui]
- Independence lost 55 percent to 45 percent in the last Scottish referendum back in 2014. But that vote took place when the UK was still in the European Union. Now, many Scots set to vote "leave" will do so with an eye toward rejoining the EU. [Bloomberg / Katharine Gemmell and Kitty Donaldson]
- But while then-Prime Minister David Cameron acquiesced to a referendum back in 2011, current PM Boris Johnson is thus far holding firmly against it. Johnson has said that a referendum held now would be "irresponsible and reckless." [Washington Post / Claire Parker]
- Sturgeon isn't buying that argument. While conceding that fighting the pandemic is her government's top priority, she said any British politician blocking a referendum vote is "picking a fight with the democratic wishes of the Scottish people." [CNN / Schams Elwazer and Duarte Mendonca]
| | | | | | | The Department of Health and Human Services announced Sunday that federal protections banning sex discrimination against gay and transgender people in health care are being restored, reversing a Trump-era move to narrow those protections. | | | [AP / Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar] - Famed horse trainer Bob Baffert has been banned from Churchill Downs after his horse, Medina's Spirit, tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance in the aftermath of his Kentucky Derby win. [SI / Pat Forde]
- A dubious election recount in Arizona, which comes after months of scrutiny that culminated in the state's Republican governor certifying the election results, is casting fresh doubts on the GOP's ability to move past its 2020 election defeat. [Insider / Tom Porter]
- Colorado was the site of another deadly mass shooting over the weekend, this time in Colorado Springs, where a man killed six adults before turning the gun on himself after midnight Sunday. [Colorado Springs Gazette / Olivia Prentzel, Erin Prater, and Breeanna Jent]
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