The New Paper

May 14, 2021

Colonial Pipeline reportedly pays hackers ~$5M ransom

Colonial Pipeline reportedly paid hackers a ~$5M ransom in Bitcoin to recover its systems after facing a cyberattack last week. Meanwhile, the pipeline operator continues to ramp up operations (after restarting on Wednesday). Several states in the Southeast still face a supply crunch after the outage sparked panic buying.
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