Energy in America

DarkSide appeared in August 2020 and has already hit dozens of companies in the US and Europe

The national average for gas prices jumped 6 cents on the week to $2.96 and is poised to rise even higher in some areas due to Friday's cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline Co., according to the American Automobile Association.

The Colonial Pipeline attack comes with just five days of fuel supplies.

FOX Business' Stuart Varney provides insight into the Colonial Pipeline hack in his latest "My Take."

A look at what we know, and what we don't, about one of the most disruptive digital shakedown efforts to hit a U.S. company.

The FBI announced on Twitter Sunday that it is aware of a “network disruption” at the Colonial Pipeline, which is one of the country’s largest and transports fuel across the East Coast.

The White House was working closely with top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline on Sunday to help it recover from a ransomware attack that forced the company to shut a critical fuel network supplying populous eastern states.

The cyberattack attempt that has forced the shutdown of a vital gasoline and diesel pipeline was carried out by a criminal gang known as DarkSide that cultivates a Robin Hood image of stealing from corporations and giving a cut to charity, a person close to the investigation said Sunday.

President Biden’s agenda for a clean-energy future requires ratcheting up demand for rare-earth elements, the essential materials for many high-tech items, including green-energy products like electric vehicles and wind turbines.

The largest gasoline and diesel pipeline in the U.S. abruptly shut down Friday after a cyberattack, and the shutdown could affect gas prices if it drags on, according to one expert. 

Former Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette argues the proposed taxpayer-funded 'climate corps' doesn't address tangible climate change solutions.

Jobs in the U.S. solar industry fell nearly 7% last year due to work restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic and large gains in labor efficiency, according to an industry report published on Thursday.