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Colonial Pipeline boss confirms $4.4m ransom paid
Colonial Pipeline has confirmed it paid a $4.4m (£3.1m) ransom to the cyber-criminal gang responsible for taking the US fuel pipeline offline.
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Its boss told the Wall Street Journal he authorised the payment on 7 May because of uncertainty over how long the shutdown would continue. I know that s a highly controversial decision, Joseph Blount said in his first interview since the hack.
The 5,500-mile (8,900-km) pipeline carries 2.5 million barrels a day.
According to the firm, it carries 45% of the East Coast s supply of diesel, petrol and jet fuel.
Chief executive Mr Blount told the newspaper that the firm decided to pay the ransom after discussions with experts who had previously dealt with DarkSide, the criminal organisation behind the attack.
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