became known the amount of the ransom, which the American company Colonial Pipeline paid the hackers after the attack on the pipeline. About it reports The Wall Street Journal.
Joseph Blount Company General Director said he approved the payment of cybercriminals in the amount of $ 4.4 million. He stressed that he paid a ransom to prevent the full stop of the pipeline.
“I know that this is a very controversial decision,” said Bulunt. The top manager added that it was not easy for him to observe how money goes to a criminal group, but he was confident in the correctness of this decision for the country. It is noted that the Blunt for the first time publicly recognized that the company paid the attackers.
May 13 unofficially reported that the leaders of Colonial Pipeline paid redemption almost five million dollars after a cyberatics. It was noted that the payment passed in cryptocurrency, which is impossible to track. Money from the company demanded that she could again gain access to her data.
Darkside Hacker Group, which attacked by the Colonial Pipeline pipeline, according to the US authorities, received $ 90 million dollars over the entire time of their activities. For nine months, at least 47 companies have become victims of extortionists.