A senior official told Reuters 168 that the U.S. Department of Justice is upgrading its investigation of ransomware attacks to the degree of terrorism after colonial pipeline hacks, as well as increased damage. rise from cybercriminals
John Carlin, deputy coordinator, said: “It is a specialized process which ensures that we can track and deter ransomware hacks anywhere in the country.”
This escalation event occurred from last month. A group of cybercriminals has hacked into the Colonial Pipeline. Pipeline on the US East Coast by locking the system and demanding a ransom The hack caused the gas transmission system to be temporarily shut down for several days. As a result, the price of oil rose. And create panic over the power shortage as well, with the United States noting that the hacker group that is probably Russian.
To keep the gas system going, Colonial Pipeline paid a ransom of $5 million.