The Justice Department announced it has seized millions in ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline to the cyber criminal group Darkside after last month's ransomware attack: “Today we turned the tables on Darkside.”
Asked by ABC News whether the seizure would really operate as a deterrent for other hacking groups given it only amounts to roughly half of what Colonial paid in ransom and, given the group operates out of Russia, will not likely face criminal consequences for the attack -- Monaco said she"wouldn't get ahead of the investigative efforts and full consequences associated with the ongoing investigation.
"So pay attention now. Invest resources now. Failure to do so could be the difference between being secure now, or a victim later," she said.
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