Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5M in Ransom

Re:Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5M in Ransom by nradov on Thursday May 13, 2021 @12:40PM (#27144253)

That's a non sequitur. Certainly law enforcement should aggressively pursue criminals who engage in assault, burglary, and extortion. But that has nothing to do with paying off ransomware gangs.

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Re:Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5M in Ransom by FredPret on Thursday May 13, 2021 @01:17PM (#27144662)

Yes it does, it’s a crime, in this case a class of crime perpetrated, prosecuted, and prevented by experts. It falls under law enforcement

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