Communications of the ACM
ACM News
Colonial Pipeline Paid Nearly $5 million in Ransomware Blackmail Payment
Colonial Pipeline reportedly paid close to $5 million to have its locked systems decrypted.
Credit: Wendy Martinez/CBC
Colonial Pipeline reportedly paid the ransomware group responsible for a cyberattack last week close to $5 million to decrypt locked systems.
On Thursday, Bloomberg reported that two people close to the matter said a blackmail demand was agreed to within hours of the cyberattack that has impacted the fuel giant's systems for close to a week.
From ZDNet
View Full Article
No entries found