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FBI warns never to pay ransom demands of cyberattackers
Published: May 13, 2021 4:24 PM EDT
Updated: May 13, 2021 4:44 PM EDT
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The owner of the largest gas lines affected by a cyberattack did something the FBI says you should never do, which is pay the ransom.
The attack on Colonial Pipeline is causing widespread gas outages across parts of the United States, including in Florida.
WINK News Safety & Security Specialist Rich Kolko spoke to colleagues about the nature of the hack foreign crooks pulled off.
There were approximately 5.6 billion malware attacks in 2020. The most common way hackers get in is through a phishing email.