The nerds who hacked the pipeline are crapping their pants

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The ransomware gang accused of crippling the leading U.S. fuel pipeline operator said on Monday that it never meant to create havoc, an unusual statement that experts saw as a sign the cybercriminals' scheme had gone awry.

The FBI accused the group that calls itself DarkSide of a digital extortion attempt that prompted Colonial Pipeline (COLPI.UL) to shut down its network, threatening extraordinary disruption as Colonial works to get America's biggest gasoline pipeline back online by the end of the week. read more

A terse news release posted to DarkSide's website did not directly mention Colonial Pipeline but, under the heading "About the latest news," it noted that "our goal is to make money, and not creating problems for society."

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Pipeline hackers say their aim is cash, not chaos


Imagine thinking you’re just a white collar criminal/Robin Hood guy who’s essentially just stealing a few bucks from insurance companies. Your next target is an oil company, great, they have a lot of cash. You have no idea the implications of what your next hack is going to do.

Next thing you know you have every US intelligence, military, and police agency breathing down your neck. You’re no longer Bernie Madoff, you’re now Osama Bin Laden. You know it’s just a matter of minutes before some Rambo busts through your window and ends you.