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Feds recover millions in ransomware payments from Colonial Pipeline hackers
The Washington Post ^ | 07 June 2021 | Ellen Nakashima

Posted on 06/07/2021 4:28:38 PM PDT by zeestephen

The seizure of funds paid by Colonial Pipeline to a Russian hacker ring, DarkSide, marks the first recovery by a new ransomware Justice Department task force.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bitcoin; colonialpipeline; crime; doj; hacking; internet; ransom
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Armed with a warrant granted by a federal judge in the Northern District of California, the FBI on Monday seized proceeds from a digital "wallet" that held the ransom collected by the hackers, FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate said. The ransom was paid in bitcoin, a form of cryptocurrency.
1 posted on 06/07/2021 4:28:38 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

Now get back the money Obama sent to Iran.


2 posted on 06/07/2021 4:30:18 PM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: zeestephen

Was the currency from an insurance company? How easy was it to trace?


3 posted on 06/07/2021 4:30:49 PM PDT by griswold3 (NBA/ Plumlee Ball. = poor entertainment value while insulting the audience gets you broke )
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To: zeestephen

Who were arrested and prosecuted? If no one then nothing happened.


4 posted on 06/07/2021 4:31:51 PM PDT by rollo tomasi
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To: zeestephen
COLOR ME VERY SKEPTICAL!!! I think someone in OUR GOVERNMENT or someone LIKE BILL GATES or Warren Buffet did this, so no problem getting the money back.

The FBI is TOTALLY CORRUPT and can;t find out why the Las Vegas Shooter killed so many people.....give me a BREAK!

5 posted on 06/07/2021 4:33:35 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: zeestephen

Names, face pics and countries of origin, please!
In other words, many of us do not believe any money was ‘recovered’ at all.


6 posted on 06/07/2021 4:33:41 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: zeestephen
Northern District of California

I thought it was the Russians?
7 posted on 06/07/2021 4:34:45 PM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths. )
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To: zeestephen

Hunter Biden: No comment.


8 posted on 06/07/2021 4:36:35 PM PDT by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? Homer Simpson)
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To: zeestephen

Did they get Joe’s 10% ?


9 posted on 06/07/2021 4:36:55 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: zeestephen

Sure, if the DOJ says so, it’s gotta be true. They would never lie just to deter copycats.


10 posted on 06/07/2021 4:37:49 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: lee martell

Sounds phony as hell. The FBI can’t find it’s a$$ with both hands.


11 posted on 06/07/2021 4:38:19 PM PDT by pnut22
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To: Ann Archy
BINGO!

"Trump-Russia Collusion!!!!!", NEVER FORGET!

OUR gubmint did the HACK as COVER for RISING ENERGY COSTS INCLUDING GASOLINE due to Bai Din's DESTRUCTIVE policies.

12 posted on 06/07/2021 4:39:01 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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"Feds recover millions in ransomware payments from Colonial Pipeline hackers"

LOL!

Someone better tell the Department of Justice and the FBI they are NOT in charge!

"In this case, about 85 percent of the payment was to have gone to DarkSide’s affiliate, said Tom Robinson, co-founder of Elliptic, a cryptocurrency analytics firm. Elliptic spotted the wallet suspected of holding Colonial's ransom payment on May 14.

"The 63.7 bitcoin were the affiliate's share," said Robinson. "It is not clear who has the rest of the proceeds," he said.

The acronym CISA does not even appear in this article!

13 posted on 06/07/2021 4:40:14 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: Mark

“Hunter [HumpHer] Biden: No comment.”

BINGO!


14 posted on 06/07/2021 4:41:43 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: zeestephen

“It is not clear who has the rest of the proceeds,” he said.

Check Hunter Biden’s pockets! Shake down his old man, too!

*SNORT*


15 posted on 06/07/2021 4:44:11 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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A Bitcoin payment to a digital wallet was seized.

That is the whole point of Bitcoin - names, photos, and country of origin do not exist.


16 posted on 06/07/2021 4:46:49 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

Are you seriously this dense? The Federal Bureau of Investigations investigates federal crimes. CISA is not part of the DoJ.

Jeepers—stop embarrassing yourself!


17 posted on 06/07/2021 4:50:57 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Paladin2

Blaming Hunter?! Nonsense! These people actually had some skills. Hunter is only good for money laundering when his Dad sets him up with artificial jobs.

Just show me where Hunter has shown any initiative on his own or talent at anything besides snorting.


18 posted on 06/07/2021 4:51:43 PM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: zeestephen

The Chinese government, in particular the CCP, owes the US and the rest of the world at least 30 Trillion dollars. Could you please recover that for us, thank you.


19 posted on 06/07/2021 4:55:19 PM PDT by Richard Axtell ( NO*)
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To: griswold3

Isn’t the whole point of Bitcoin that it is digitally unique and thus ultimately traceable?


20 posted on 06/07/2021 4:57:22 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Get off your ass and earn it!)
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