Colonial Pipeline Reportedly Paid Nearly
$5 Million in Ransom to Hackers.
According to 'Bloomberg,' Colonial Pipeline Co.
paid the ransom in difficult-to-trace cryptocurrency
within hours after the attack, .
which contradicts earlier reports that
the company had no intention of
paying any extortion fee.
The hackers, which the FBI said are linked
to a group called DarkSide located in either Russia
or Eastern Europe, specialize in digital extortion.
A source familiar with the company’s
efforts stated that the hackers provided a
decrypting tool upon receiving the payment, .
though the tool operated so slowly
that Colonial continued using its
own system to restore operations.
Colonial said it began to resume
fuel shipments on Wednesday evening