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The CSIA and FBI issue a cybersecurity advisory describing DarkSide ransomware and risk mitigation strategies . Colonial Pipeline ’ s Website Offline for a portion of the day . Colonial issues fifth statement describing alternative fuel shipping strategies and preparations for restart . |
Colonial issues its sixth statement . At about 5:00 p . m . ET , Colonial Pipeline Restarts Pipeline Operations . Its reported panic buying has caused more than 1,000 fuel stations to run out of gasoline in the Southeastern US . Colonial Pipeline ’ s website is restored . |
Bloomberg reports that on May 7 , 2021 , Colonial Pipeline paid nearly $ 5 million in untraceable cryptocurrency to Eastern European hackers within hours after the attack , contradicting reports that the company had no intention of paying an extortion fee to help restore the fuel pipeline . |
DarkSide announces it has lost control of its servers and some of the money it received from ransom payments and is shutting down due to pressure from the US . It is unclear if the message is a ruse for the group to avoid paying its partners . |
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