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Colonial Pipeline Hackers Siphon $90 Million in Bitcoin

Published 05/19/2021, 06:36 AM
Updated 05/19/2021, 07:01 AM
Colonial Pipeline Hackers Siphon $90 Million in Bitcoin

  • 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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