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The US Recovers $2.3M From DarkSide Hacker Attack

Published 06/08/2021, 06:12 AM
Updated 06/08/2021, 06:30 AM
The US Recovers $2.3M From DarkSide Hacker Attack

  • The US reclaims $2.3 million from a ransomware attack made three weeks ago.
  • DarkSide cybercrime group is responsible for the attack.
  • The US government will give cybercrime a headstrong battle.

US task force reclaims $2.3 million from a ransomware attack that took place three weeks ago. So far, the US officials have not disclosed any details about the method of recovery.

Initially, the attack took $90 million from the Colonial Pipeline. Additionally, the attacks prompted the company to shut down its operations at the East Coast Pipeline. The FBI said DarkSide cybercrime group is responsible for the attack.

Moreover, DarkSide, the East-European-based company, supposedly shut down a week before the attacks. Its business mostly includes conducting cyberattacks and developing ran...

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