The FBI says that they were notified of a network disruption at the pipeline and they’re working closely with the company and government partners.
Taking A Break From Surfing The "ONE NIGHT HOOKUPS FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES" App
The FBI says that they were notified of a network disruption at the pipeline and they’re working closely with the company and government partners.
Taking A Break From Surfing The "ONE NIGHT HOOKUPS FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES" App
That’s about right. Thanks Vlad.
Meet The Ransomware Group Behind Colonial Pipeline Shutdown: ‘Our Goal Is Cash Not Chaos
“The FBI confirms that the DarkSide ransomware is responsible for the compromise of the Colonial Pipeline networks,” the agency wrote in a Monday statement. And more on the mysterious group:
White House officials said at a press briefing that the FBI has been investigating the DarkSide ransomware since October of last year.
“It’s a ransomware as a service variant, where criminal affiliates conduct attacks and then share the proceeds with the ransomware developers,” deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger said
But then there’s this:
In its own statement, the DarkSide group hinted that an affiliate may have been behind the attack and that it never intended to cause such upheaval. Like some other ransomware groups, DarkSide offers to sell its malware to others in what is known as “ransomware-as-a-service,” according to the cybersecurity firm Cybereason.
DarkSide further described itself as “apolitical” in a statement posted Monday on its website. The group said, “We are apolitical, we do not participate in geopolitics, do not need to tie us with a defined government and look for our motives. Our goal is to make money, and not creating problems for society. From today we introduce moderation and check each company that our partners want to encrypt to avoid social consequences in the future.”
And by Monday afternoon...
BIDEN: NO EVIDENCE THAT RUSSIA IS INVOLVED IN PIPELINE HACK