Once the hackers received the payment, they provided Colonial with a decrypting tool to restore its downed IT network, according to the outlet, which reported the fix was so slow that the company opted to use its own backups to help restore the system.
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Date: 2021-05-13 11:57 pm (UTC)https://nypost.com/2021/05/13/colonial-pipeline-paid-hackers-5m-ransom-last-week-report/
Once the hackers received the payment, they provided Colonial with a decrypting tool to restore its downed IT network, according to the outlet, which reported the fix was so slow that the company opted to use its own backups to help restore the system.