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