The Department of Justice said Monday that it has seized 63.7 bitcoins currently valued at approximately $2.3 million. These funds allegedly represent the proceeds of a May 8, ransom payment to individuals in a group known as DarkSide, which had targeted Colonial Pipeline, resulting in critical infrastructure being taken out of...
Full ArticleUS Seizes $2.3 Million In Cryptocurrency Paid To Ransomware Extortionists Darkside
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