- Colonial Pipeline hackers got away with over $90 million in bitcoin.
- The FBI is blaming DarkSide cybercrime group for the attack.
- DarkSide allegedly shut down last week.
The hackers responsible for the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attacks allegedly got away with $90 million in bitcoin. The FBI is blaming DarkSide cybercrime group for the attack.
DarkSide is an East European-based group that not only conducts cyber ransom attacks but also develops ransomware for other criminals.
In particular, the Colonial Pipeline attack forced the company to shut down a section of its pipeline in the USA. Colonial allegedly paid the hackers a ransom of $5 million. Reports estimate that DarkSide accumulated at least $90 million from all its attacks.
Also, according to research done by blockchain analytics firm El...
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