Justice Dept. Claws Back $2.3M Paid by Colonial Pipeline to Ransomware Gang
Krebs on Security 2021-06-07
Summary:
The U.S. Department of Justice said today it has recovered $2.3 million worth of Bitcoin that Colonial Pipeline paid to ransomware extortionists last month. The funds had been sent to DarkSide, a ransomware-as-a-service syndicate that disbanded after a May 14 farewell message to affiliates saying its Internet servers and cryptocurrency stash were seized by unknown law enforcement entities.