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Ransom group linked to Colonial Pipeline hack is new but experienced

By Raphael Satter

May 11 2021 6:26AM

DarkSide says it will vet targets better from now on.

Ransom group linked to Colonial Pipeline hack is new but experienced

The ransomware group linked to the extortion attempt that has snared fuel deliveries across the US East Coast may be new, but that doesn’t mean its hackers are amateurs. Who precisely is behind the disruptive intrusion into Colonial Pipeline hasn’t been made officially known and ...

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