Ransomware-as-a-service business model takes a hit in the aftermath of the Colonial Pipeline attack
Cybercrime gangs are finding it harder to recruit partners for the affiliate programs that power ransomware attacks.…
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How the FBI Got Colonial Pipeline’s Ransom Money Back
After Colonial Pipeline Co. on May 8 paid roughly $4.4 million in cryptocurrency to hackers holding its computer systems hostage, the Federal Bureau of…
Colonial Pipeline ransom seizure is a win, but don’t relax yet
The seizure of bitcoin worth about $2.3m by US authorities, allegedly part of the ransom payment made by critical infrastructure operator Colonial Pipeline…
One Password Allowed Hackers to Infiltrate Colonial Pipeline, CEO Says
The head of Colonial Pipeline told US senators on Tuesday that hackers who launched last month's cyber attack against the company and disrupted fuel supplies…
Feds recover $2.3 million in cryptocurrency paid by Colonial Pipeline in ransomware attack
The U.S. Department of Justice was able to trace and recover around half of the ransom payment sent to DarkSide by Colonial Pipeline.…
Colonial Pipeline Chief to Testify in Senate Panel on Ransomware Hack
WASHINGTON—The chief executive of the pipeline company hit in a multimillion-dollar ransomware attack last month is expected to…
U.S. Retrieves Millions in Ransom Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers
WASHINGTON—U.S. authorities have recovered millions of dollars in digital currency paid to the hackers who hit a major East Coast fuel pipeline…
Colonial Pipeline cyber attack: US seizes most of the ransom from hacker group DarkSide-World News ,…
For years, victims have opted to quietly pay cybercriminals, calculating that the payment would be cheaper than rebuilding data and…
U.S. Seizes Share of Ransom From Hackers in Colonial Pipeline Attack
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said on Monday that it had seized much of the ransom that a major U.S. pipeline operator had paid last month to a Russian…
‘Majority’ of ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline seized and returned by DOJ | ZDNet
The Department of Justice announced on Monday that it managed to…