On May 7, 2021, a fateful Friday morning, Colonial Pipeline, the company running a critical fuel supply conduit for the eastern United States, experienced a ransomware attack. Unknown to the government, the company decided to shut down pipeline operations as they tried to determine what had happened and how bad the damage was. This move had severe consequences, transforming a cyber incident into a broader crisis within a few short days. Several thousand gas stations ran out of fuel and gas prices increased to their highest levels in nearly a decade.