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12. I hope they give the bill to Colonial.

Reply to NQAS (Reply #5)

Fri May 14, 2021, 12:34 PM

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Darkside ransomware gang says it lost control of its servers & money a day after Biden threat [View all] Mr. Sparkle May 2021 OP

How cute WA-03 Democrat May 2021 #1

Well played Mr President dweller May 2021 #2

Joe just quietly and competently does his job. joetheman May 2021 #26

The other guy would have been getting a cut of the ransom. hadEnuf May 2021 #56

Exactly! Texin May 2021 #83

The other guy fired anyone who could perform this counter-attack DBoon May 2021 #84

Conveniently took the money & wiped the traceability. Budi May 2021 #3

To shut down servers, their payment processing and their block chain keys WA-03 Democrat May 2021 #7

No one hacks better than the US. I am so glad to hear someone finally say something positive SWBTATTReg May 2021 #23

totally agree! stopdiggin May 2021 #42

Maybe one of these days WA-03 Democrat May 2021 #58

Problem is - yeah, US design and operation stopdiggin May 2021 #63

😎 Budi May 2021 #24

I doubt the US hacked them GregariousGroundhog May 2021 #40

maybe. but that doesn't explain the disappearing cryptocurrency stopdiggin May 2021 #44

They have lost control of the operation (their servers) WA-03 Democrat May 2021 #47

The FBI Sgent May 2021 #79

At a guess -- and I don't claim it's anything more -- I suspect that the webhost Fortinbras Armstrong May 2021 #81

Internet service providers and webhosting providers generally are not liable for customer behavior GregariousGroundhog May 2021 #86

Section 203 refers to speech hosted on systems owned by the provider. Fortinbras Armstrong May 2021 #89

This is such a relief to read after hearing Ilsa May 2021 #68

I thought crypto-currencies were unhackable? SergeStorms May 2021 #69

If you can see the data you can track and trace it WA-03 Democrat May 2021 #70

Thanks for the info. SergeStorms May 2021 #73

Fuck with the bull, get the horn alfredo May 2021 #78

Really? The hackers got hacked in under 24 hours? Probatim May 2021 #4

That's a dangerous path for them to tread. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #38

It also makes me wonder if Biden waited to make his statement... Probatim May 2021 #41

I thought Joe's no 'comment' and big fidget while saying it backs what you're saying ... marble falls May 2021 #82

You are definitely right about that! BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #85

How Could This Even Possibly Be Biden's Fault? COL Mustard May 2021 #46

Really? Rs have blamed Clinton, Obama, and Biden for everything under the sun. Probatim May 2021 #55

Pretty nifty. . . NQAS May 2021 #5

I hope they give the bill to Colonial. alittlelark May 2021 #12

If a criminal enterprise uses a common network to do its foul deeds, then the US is allowed to SWBTATTReg May 2021 #28

Interesting info NQAS May 2021 #36

I think the poster missed the slight sarcasm intended in your first message stopdiggin May 2021 #52

Government and private systems are fully integrated. Baked Potato May 2021 #35

That's silly Bob_in_VA May 2021 #48

might have been a twinge of sarcasm involved? (nt) stopdiggin May 2021 #53

Good! pandr32 May 2021 #6

Bravo to the cyber wizards who pulled this off. jmbar2 May 2021 #8

Sounds like the hackers got hacked by better hackers. MineralMan May 2021 #9

Drain Putin's Accounts Next Captain Zero May 2021 #16

I certainly hope this story is true..for me..trust, but verify...hackers will hack.. asiliveandbreathe May 2021 #10

Well, Darkside, now you know that what goes around on the internet comes around. abqtommy May 2021 #11

Joe Biden does it again!! IrishAfricanAmerican May 2021 #13

OR...the hacker(s) took the money and ran, rather than split it with their friends. progressoid May 2021 #14

Good point, maybe a good exit strategy. Pepsidog May 2021 #27

+1 dalton99a May 2021 #80

And they would announce this... why? 50 Shades Of Blue May 2021 #15

In case any wannabees thinking about it? Captain Zero May 2021 #17

I think he means the hackers ScratchCat May 2021 #22

That's a possibility! They must have *some* ulterior motive... 50 Shades Of Blue May 2021 #32

To discourage other hackers nt TheFarseer May 2021 #66

honestly, the hackers are lucky to be alive and bitching irisblue May 2021 #18

This here ScratchCat May 2021 #20

Considering this is Russia who poisons tea of political rivals. gordianot May 2021 #21

Well, the night is still young, so to speak. Grokenstein May 2021 #54

Cue the Fox News outrage in five... four... three... padah513 May 2021 #19

Good. Just imagine this was a trial run to disrupt USA and make Biden look weak to the next would be Pepsidog May 2021 #25

Notice to all Scum. There's a new Sheriff in town and he goes by the name of Joe! ffr May 2021 #29

Without more proof don't get too excited the US hacked them. halfulglas May 2021 #30

We need to do this with all the nasty operators - put them out of business FakeNoose May 2021 #31

Proceed with caution SpankMe May 2021 #33

Operating in Russia... The Unmitigated Gall May 2021 #34

Welcome to DU, The Unmitigated Gall! calimary May 2021 #87

Thank you! Love it here! The Unmitigated Gall May 2021 #88

I do wonder quakerboy May 2021 #37

F*ck Around And Find Out Deep State Witch May 2021 #39

Anyone else remember what Joe said when he and Pres Obama announced "Russian interference" ... Hekate May 2021 #43

Hello computer science deptartments @ MIT and Cal Tech President Biden is on the line. Hold please. Botany May 2021 #45

I'm guessing if Darkside got hacked, it was Putin who did it. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2021 #49

They must have hired Lisbeth Salander.... HUAJIAO May 2021 #50

After getting 5M? . .. Lovie777 May 2021 #51

I'm thinking one of the hackers ripped off the other hackers and this is the cover inwiththenew May 2021 #57

Did the hackers get hacked? Aussie105 May 2021 #59

The NSA has all of the Windows back doors. roamer65 May 2021 #60

Interesting report. msfiddlestix May 2021 #61

Well done wryter2000 May 2021 #62

It could be a bluff IronLionZion May 2021 #64

If I understand correctly, Karma13612 May 2021 #65

Awesome. Trump would have demanded a huge cut to give them access again. tanyev May 2021 #67

Wish they could crash this cryptocurrency scheme.. Hulk May 2021 #71

Now send a Hellfire missile up their ass, Mr. President! Mysterian May 2021 #72

Hellfire missiles are too small They're 30 Kg and needs to be laser guided jrandom421 May 2021 #74

Well..... they did not get Turbineguy May 2021 #75

Bitcoin Wallet Used by DarkSide for Ransom Payments ID'd by Elliptic Pluvious May 2021 #76

One thing to do is boycott companies that are taking bitcoin as payments. rockfordfile May 2021 #77