Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid $4.4m ransom to hacker gang after attack

The company’s CEO authorized the payment as a means to restart the pipeline’s systems quickly and safely

The operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline confirmed it paid $4.4m to a gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems.

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