Out of order notes are left on gasoline pumps to let motorists know the pumps are empty at a Shell gas station in Woodbridge, Virginia on May 12, 2021. - Fears the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline because of a cyberattack would cause a gasoline shor WASHINGTON - The U.S.
Justice Department said it has recovered millions of dollars in cryptocurrency paid as a ransom to hackers responsible for the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack that led to temporary gas shortages along the East Coast in May."The Department of Justice has found and recaptured the majority of the ransom Colonial paid to the Darkside network in the wake of last month’s ransomware attack," officials said in a press conference Monday afternoon. "Ransomware attacks are always.