UPDATE–DarkSide, the hacking group responsible for causing the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, may have bitten off more than it could chew in its ransomware-as-service scheme. Though they were paid $5 million by the operators of the pipeline, that money disappeared from the DarkSide account. Additionally, they lost access to their payment server and blog page.
Likely due to the massive attention they received from the US Government following the cyber attack, they have now announced that they are ceasing their for-hire hacks. While some argue that this may be a lie, President Biden did say that the US could strike back at Darkside and “disrupt their ability to operate,” and this may be the result.
