https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/05/13/sources-say-pipeline-company-did-pay-ransom-to-hackers/

By Natasha Bertrand, Evan Parez, Zachary Cohen, Geneva Sands and Josh Campbell | CNN

Colonial Pipeline paid the ransomware group that carried out a crippling cyberattack, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Thursday.