Russia arrests hacker in Colonial Pipeline attack, U.S. says

Motorists in Fayetteville, N.C., had to wait in line to refuel in May 2021 after the Colonial Pipeline was hacked by Russian cybercriminals. | Sean Rayford/Getty Images

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Russian authorities on Friday arrested an individual tied to the crippling ransomware attack that snarled much of the U.S. gasoline supply last year, the Biden administration confirmed Friday.

The arrest was among several made by the Russian Federal Security Service on Friday as part of an effort to crack down on the REvil ransomware group, which has been tied to the attacks last year on meat producer JBS and IT company Kaseya. It came despite rising tensions between

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