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A senior official  told Reuters that the U.S. Department of Justice is upgrading its investigation of ransomware attacks to slotxo the degree of terrorism after colonial pipeline hacks, as well as increased damage. rise from cybercriminals

 

John Carlin, deputy coordinator, said: “It is a specialized process which ensures that we can track and deter ransomware hacks anywhere in the country.”

 

 

 

This escalation event occurred from last month. A group of cybercriminals has hacked into the Colonial Pipeline. Pipeline on the US East Coast by locking the system and demanding a ransom The hack caused the gas transmission system to be temporarily shut down for several days. As a result, the price of oil rose. And create panic over the power shortage as well, with the United States noting that the hacker group that is probably Russian.

 

To keep the gas system going, Colonial Pipeline paid a ransom of $5 million.