Law enforcement recovers $2.3 million in bitcoin paid for Colonial Pipeline ransom
U.S. law enforcement officials say they were able to recover $2.3 million in bitcoin paid to the threat actors that demanded ransom over the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack.
According to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco the money was seized via a court order. after FBI agents were able to identify a virtual currency wallet that the hackers had used to collect the ransom from the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack.