Colonial Pipeline Reportedly Paid Nearly <br />$5 Million in Ransom to Hackers.<br />According to 'Bloomberg,' Colonial Pipeline Co. <br />paid the ransom in difficult-to-trace cryptocurrency <br />within hours after the attack, .<br />which contradicts earlier reports that <br />the company had no intention of <br />paying any extortion fee.<br />The hackers, which the FBI said are linked <br />to a group called DarkSide located in either Russia <br />or Eastern Europe, specialize in digital extortion.<br />A source familiar with the company’s <br />efforts stated that the hackers provided a <br />decrypting tool upon receiving the payment, .<br />though the tool operated so slowly <br />that Colonial continued using its <br />own system to restore operations.<br />Colonial said it began to resume <br />fuel shipments on Wednesday evening
