US Recovers Millions in Cryptocurrency Paid to Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attackers

US Recovers Millions in Cryptocurrency Paid to Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attackers

US Recovers Millions in Cryptocurrency Paid to Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attackers.

The Justice Department announced on Monday that it seized $2.3 million in Bitcoin paid to the criminal hacking group DarkSide.

The ransom was initially paid to the hackers last month after a ransomware attack on the major East Coast pipeline.

The FBI said it has been monitoring DarkSide for over a year.

The recovery was the first seizure by the newly formed DOJ digital extortion task force.

Monday's announcement also confirmed Colonial Pipeline's cooperation in helping investigators track the payment