US Recovers Millions in Cryptocurrency Paid to Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attackers
- 3 years ago
US Recovers Millions in Cryptocurrency Paid
to Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attackers.
The Justice Department announced on Monday
that it seized $2.3 million in Bitcoin paid to the
criminal hacking group DarkSide.
The ransom was initially paid to the hackers
last month after a ransomware attack on
the major East Coast pipeline.
The FBI said it has been monitoring DarkSide for over a year.
The recovery was the first
seizure by the newly formed
DOJ digital extortion task force.
Monday's announcement also confirmed
Colonial Pipeline's cooperation in helping investigators track the payment
to Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attackers.
The Justice Department announced on Monday
that it seized $2.3 million in Bitcoin paid to the
criminal hacking group DarkSide.
The ransom was initially paid to the hackers
last month after a ransomware attack on
the major East Coast pipeline.
The FBI said it has been monitoring DarkSide for over a year.
The recovery was the first
seizure by the newly formed
DOJ digital extortion task force.
Monday's announcement also confirmed
Colonial Pipeline's cooperation in helping investigators track the payment