FBI confirms DarkSide ransomware used in Colonial Pipeline hack

Reuters

10 May, 2021, 10:00 pm

Last modified: 10 May, 2021, 10:04 pm

FBI confirms DarkSide ransomware used in Colonial Pipeline hack

Reuters

10 May, 2021, 10:00 pm

Last modified: 10 May, 2021, 10:04 pm

Representational image. Picture: Collected

Representational image. Picture: Collected

The FBI confirmed on Monday that the ransomware group responsible for the compromise of the Colonial Pipeline network is DarkSide, pinning the blame on an experienced group of cyber criminals who have already hacked into scores of companies in the US and Europe.

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