US authorities recover most of Colonial Pipeline ransom. Issue 6 (June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Is Part Of: Network security. Volume 2021:Issue 6(2021)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 2
• Publication Date: 2021-06
• Subjects: Computer security -- Periodicals; Computer networks -- Security measures -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing departments -- Security measures -- Periodicals; Computers -- Access control -- Periodicals; 005.805
• DOI: 10.1016/S1353-4858(21)00057-X
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1353-4858

Abstract

Abstract : Shortly after the creation of a new Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task Force, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had recovered most of the ransom payment made by Colonial Pipeline – although questions remain over how it managed to do that.