DOJ Recovers Millions From Ransomware Payment

DOJ Recovers Millions From Ransomware Payment

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Watch VideoThe Justice Department says it has recovered a majority of ransom paid to the perpetrators of a recent cyberattack. It was all in Bitcoin. 

The victim, Colonial Pipeline, had gone against FBI guidance and paid a ransom of over $4 million to a Russia-linked hacking group called Darkside. 

The breach caused...

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