Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid US$4.4mil to hackers

The operator of the US’s largest fuel pipeline has confirmed it paid US$4.4mil to a gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. — AP

NEW YORK: The operator of the US’s largest fuel pipeline confirmed it paid US$4.4mil (RM18.21mil) to a gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems.

Colonial Pipeline said Wednesday that after it learned of the May 7 ransomware attack, the company took its pipeline system offline and needed to do everything in its power to restart it quickly and safely, and made the decision then to pay the ransom.