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Cryptocurrency owners say they want more government oversight of the market to combat ransomware, Harris survey shows
57% of crypto owners surveyed support additional regulation to combat the rise of ransomware attack…
Carla Mozée
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The FBI recovered a huge chunk of the Colonial Pipeline ransom by secretly gaining access to Darkside's bitcoin wallet password
The FBI seized $2.3 million after following the ransom money to a bitcoin wallet used by the hacker…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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The hackers who shut down Colonial Pipeline brought in over $90 million in bitcoin ransoms while in operation
DarkSide, which forced a shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, has collected 47 ransoms since October,…
Annabelle Williams
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US says fuel supplies should be 'back to normal' by the weekend as key pipeline restarts after cyberattack
US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the Colonial Pipeline restart went smoothly overnight, b…
Natasha Dailey
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The hackers behind the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack said they didn't mean to cause problems and will 'introduce moderation' in future targets
The FBI accused a ransomware group known as DarkSide of hacking the Colonial Pipeline, the largest …
Bill Bostock
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Ransomware attacks hit 'under-resourced' city governments hardest, says cybersecurity expert whose kids' school was shut down by hackers for 4 days
Friday's DarkSide attack took down a major oil pipeline. A cybersecurity expert said such ransomwar…
Jacob Shamsian
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The hackers that attacked a major US oil pipeline say it was only for money - here's what to know about DarkSide
A major US fuel pipeline has been offline since Friday. The ransomware group that did it says it wa…
Natasha Dailey
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The race to become the next space ‘superpower’ lands China on the ‘dark side’ of the moon
Not only does is position China as a space superpower in the eyes of the the rest of the world, …
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Business lessons learned from the Colonial Pipeline attack
The Colonial Pipeline is among the US's largest and most important oil pipelines. In May 2021, it w…
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A hacker group linked to the pipeline attack that knocked out much of the East Coat's fuel supply claims to have a code of conduct forbidding attacks on some targets
The Colonial Pipeline, which transports 45% of the East Coast's supply of diesel, gasoline and jet …
Sinéad Baker
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Hacking group behind the cyberattack on a key US fuel pipeline is said to be disbanding
DarkSide made headlines for hacking Colonial Pipeline, forcing the major East Coast fuel supplier t…
Dominic-Madori Davis
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US authorities have recovered a 'majority' of the ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to reopen its critical fuel route
The Department of Justice says it tracked down millions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency paid la…
Dominick Reuter
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A US safety agency is warning people not to fill up plastic bags with gasoline as states report fuel shortages
A gasoline shortage has caused price hikes and stations to run out of fuel. But please don't stock …
Connor Perrett
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Top Stories this AM: Harris tells Guatemalans 'do not come' to the US; American Airlines asks staff to volunteer; burning money at a bitcoin conference
"The United States will continue to enforce our laws and secure our border," Vice President Kamala …
Julie Gerstein
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Colonial Pipeline says it has restored service to 'normal operations' following cyberattack that forced a shutdown
The nearly week-long shutdown caused governors in several states to declare states of emergency as …
Connor Perrett
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Cybercriminals are extorting huge sums of crypto in ransomware attacks as they go after bigger and bigger targets, Chainalysis says
A report by Chainalysis found that ransomware operators have become more effective than ever, and h…
Phil Rosen
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Criminal cryptocurrency 'whales' amassed $25 billion worth of assets in 2021
Chainalysis identified the darknet market as the most common source, followed by funds netted throu…
Isabelle Lee
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Russia-linked cybercriminals raked in $400 million in cryptocurrency from ransomware attacks in 2021, Chainalysis says
About 74% of ransomware revenue last year went to cybercriminals who are highly likely to be affili…
Carla Mozée
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The Colonial Pipeline is back up, but gas shortages have gotten worse and it'll take time to make up the shortfall
Experts suggest it will take between days and weeks for gas stations across the East Coast to fully…
Madison Hall
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Bitcoin tumbles 12% after US authorities claw back most of Colonial Pipeline crypto ransom
Bitcoin security concerns may be hitting investors after the DOJ recovered $2.3 million (63.7 bitc…