US recovers millions of bitcoin ransom paid in Colonial Pipeline hack
Joe Biden plans to bring up hacking attacks when he meets Vladimir Putin next week
07 June 2021 - 23:09
The US has recaptured “the majority” of the $4.4m in cryptocurrency ransom paid to the perpetrators of the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline in May that temporarily halted fuel supplies across the US east coast, deputy attorney-general Lisa Monaco said on Monday.
“Ransomware attacks are always unacceptable but when they target critical infrastructure we will spare no effort in our response,” Monaco told reporters in Washington...
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