Ransomware gangs disrupted by response to Colonial Pipeline hack – Nikkei Asia

A group of hackers calling itself DarkSide paralyzed a major fuel pipeline on the U.S. East Coast for several days, causing severe shortages. © Reuters May 15, 2021 12:17 JST | North America Copy Copied SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — Multiple ransomware groups claimed they were shutting down or scaling back operations on Friday as the U.S. government ramped up pressure while tech companies, cryptocurrency exchanges and others worried about getting caught in the crossfire. DarkSide, the Russian-speaking gang blamed by the FBI for a hacking attack that led to a six-day fuel pipeline shutdown, said it was going out of…