US investigators have recovered millions of dollars in cryptocurrency paid in ransom to hackers whose attack prompted the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline last month.
Maybe cryptocurrencies aren't as untraceable as we thought. cnn.com/2021/06/07/pol…
Maybe cryptocurrencies aren't as untraceable as we thought. cnn.com/2021/06/07/pol…
"In some cases, US officials can find the ransomware operators and "own" their network within hours of an attack, one of the sources explained, noting that allows relevant agencies to monitor the actor's communications and potentially identify additional key players."
Colonial Pipeline paid its ransom in cryptocurrency. There's a reason for that: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
And hey: Don't pay the ransom to begin with. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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