Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid $4.4m ransom to hacker gang after attack

A cyberattack forced the shutdown of 5,500 miles of Colonial Pipeline’s sprawling interstate system. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

A cyberattack forced the shutdown of 5,500 miles of Colonial Pipeline’s sprawling interstate system. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

source https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/19/colonial-pipeline-cyber-attack-ransom