Colonial Pipeline paid hackers nearly US$5M in ransom

BNN bloomberg2021-05-13

Colonial Pipeline Co. paid nearly US$5 million to Eastern European hackers on Friday, contradicting reports earlier this week that the company had no intention of paying an extortion fee to help ...

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StepUp
2021-05-15
StepUp
It is this kind of news that is fueling crypto fears
377tkr
2021-05-14
377tkr
Copycats May surface
JiaLe
2021-05-14
JiaLe
Like and comment pls
- Acella:
  ?
IZLIN
2021-05-14
IZLIN
@Zenekz @Sagi08 @simplydkam @Meow17[OMG]
- IZLIN:
  scary...
- Sagi08:
  Hmm
Finree
2021-05-14
Finree
This will further encourage more cyber attack [流淚]
HunterX
2021-05-14
HunterX
What a ransomware! Change the IT security Head! Lol! No no they should patch up all the holes immediately. Then invest more on security devices and technology. Eg to deploy Honeypot!

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