US Recovers Millions in Cryptocurrency Paid <br />to Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attackers.<br />The Justice Department announced on Monday <br />that it seized $2.3 million in Bitcoin paid to the <br />criminal hacking group DarkSide.<br />The ransom was initially paid to the hackers <br />last month after a ransomware attack on <br />the major East Coast pipeline.<br />The FBI said it has been monitoring DarkSide for over a year.<br />The recovery was the first <br />seizure by the newly formed <br />DOJ digital extortion task force.<br />Monday's announcement also confirmed <br />Colonial Pipeline's cooperation in helping investigators track the payment
