“This is a Private Sector Decision” – WH Officials Say They Have Not Offered Advice to Colonial Pipeline on Whether to Pay Ransom to Hackers (VIDEO) Tuesday, May 11, 2021 By Stillness in the Storm Leave a Comment (Cristina Laila) The Biden Administration believes cyberterrorism that prompted the largest refinery to shut down two crude units, paralyzing gas distribution, is a “private sector decision.”