Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Report: Colonial confirms it paid $4.4M to pipeline hackers


The operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline confirmed it paid $4.4 million to a gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems, according to a report Wednesday from The Wall Street Journal. Colonial Pipeline’s CEO, Joseph Blount, told the Journal he authorized the payment after the May 7 ransomware attack because the company […]

source https://www.seattletimes.com/business/report-colonial-confirms-it-paid-4-4m-to-pipeline-hackers/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_technology

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