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The Hacker News |
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2021-06-08 00:56:59 (vue: 2021-06-08 08:05:51) |
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U.S. Recovers $2.3 Million Ransom Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers |
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In a major blow, the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday said it has recovered 63.7 bitcoins (currently valued at $2.3 million) paid by Colonial Pipeline to the DarkSide ransomware extortionists on May 8, pursuant to a seizure warrant that was authorized by the Northern District of California.
The ransomware attack also hobbled the pipeline company's fuel supply, prompting the government to |
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attack also authorized bitcoins blow california colonial company currently darkside department district extortionists fuel government hackers has hobbled justice major may million monday northern paid pipeline prompting pursuant ransom ransomware recovered recovers said seizure supply the ransomware valued warrant |
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