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Colonial Pipeline Paid Ransomware Hackers $5 Million, U.S. Official Says

Colonial Pipeline paid the hackers who shut down some of its networks nearly $5 million in ransom, a U.S. official familiar with the matter said Thursday. News of the payment was first reported by Bloomberg. The U.S. official did not say how or when the company paid. Colonial, which operates the country’s largest fuel pipeline, announced it had been hacked Friday. The company announced Wednesday that it was resuming operations.



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