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Hacked American Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers $5 Million In Ransom To Restore Operations
The hacked American Colonial Pipeline Co. paid nearly $5 million to Eastern European hackers to help restore the country’s largest fuel pipeline, according to two people familiar with the transaction.