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Colonial Pipeline paid a $5M ransom – but will that only invite other malware hacks?: If the payments stop, the attacks will stop Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY
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The reported ransom payment by a beleaguered U.S. oil pipeline company to cyber hackers may spur even more criminal malware attacks on critical U.S. targets, according to cybersecurity experts, and could fuel calls for a ban on such payments.
The critiques stem from a decision by Colonial Pipeline, a gasoline delivery company, to pay more than $5 million for control of its computer system from a criminal syndicate known as Darkside.
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