US reportedly recovers $2.3M from pipeline hack ransom

US reportedly recovers $2.3M from pipeline hack ransom

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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/06/07/us-reportedly-recovers-2-3m-from-pipeline-hack-ransom/

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department on Monday said it recovered some $2.3 million worth of cryptocurrency ransomware paid by Colonial Pipeline Co, in a crackdown on hackers who launched the most disruptive U.S. cyberattack on record.

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said investigators had seized 63.7 Bitcoins, now valued at about $2.3 million, paid by Colonial after last month’s hack of its systems that led to massive shortages at U.S. East Coast gas stations.