Here's the hacking group responsible for the Colonial Pipeline shutdown
www.cnbc.com
DarkSide makes ransomware hacking tools, but only largely goes after for-profit companies from English-speaking countries.

"We are apolitical, we do not participate in geopolitics, do not need to tie us with a defined government and look for our motives," the statement said. "Our goal is to make money, and not creating problems for society. From today we introduce moderation and check each company that our partners want to encrypt to avoid social consequences in the future."

Protected organizations not to be harmed include hospitals, hospices, schools, universities, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. Also apparently protected are entities based in former Soviet countries. Fair game, then, are all for-profit companies in English speaking countries.

little cringe being apolitical mercenaries but based because they usually attack Anglo colonialist countries :amerikkka:

  • OldSoulHippie [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Libs on r*edit are still saying it's the Russians even after this has come out.

    • myworkaccount [any]
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      3 years ago

      One of my coworkers claims it must be tied to a country, and says it's "100% either Russia or China," and I pushed back on that a bit, but ultimately the most hilarious culprit would be North Korea.