The ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline in early May prompted several setbacks, including a severe gas shortage along the majority of the US East Coast. The pipeline serves as a critical part of the US petroleum infrastructure in the nation. The US Department of Justice announced on Monday that investigators recovered millions of dollars in cryptocurrency that was paid to the DarkSide hacking group whose cyberattack shuttered Colonial Pipeline operations. US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco declared at a news conference that the agency had "found and recaptured the majority of the ransom Colonial paid to ... (full story)