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The ransomware gang accused of crippling the leading US fuel pipeline operator has said it never meant to create havoc, an unusual statement that experts said was a sign the cyber criminals' scheme had gone awry. Key points: A media release from DarkSide said its aim was to make money, not "creating problems for society" It said it would run …
What We Know About The Ransomware Attack On A Critical U.S. At a White House media briefing Monday, homeland security adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall said that Colonial had shut down the pipeline as a "precautionary measure" to "ensure that ransomware could not transfer from business systems to those that control and operate the pipeline." On Monday, the FBI in a brief …
