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Ruthless But Reliable? Ransom Group Tied To Colonial Pipeline Hack Says They're Not Bad Guys Ruthless But Reliable? Ransom Group Tied To Colonial Pipeline Hack Says They're Not Bad Guys
Ruthless But Reliable? Ransom Group Tied To Colonial Pipeline Hack Says They're Not Bad Guys Darknet cyberhackers whose ransomware forced the shutdown of a 5,500-mile pipeline between New Jersey and Texas said Monday that they’re in it for the money and not to disrupt society. DarkSide, which popped up last summer, has presented itself as a band of online Robin Hoods who sell the tools to extort businesses and organizations to cyber-burglars and then donate a portion of their take to charitable organizations. It remained unclear exactly who targeted the Colonial Pipeline on Friday, jamming an estimate 2.5 million daily barrels of jet fuel, gasoline and other refined product deliver…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Transformer Explosion KOs Power, Downs Wire In Bayonne Transformer Explosion KOs Power, Downs Wire In Bayonne
Transformer Explosion KOs Power, Downs Wire In Bayonne The area of Avenue A and 4th Street in Bayonne was closed to vehicles and pedestrians after a transformer exploded downing live wires around 10:30 a.m. Monday, authorities said. PSEG was on scene for repairs as of 10:50 a.m., Bayonne police told Daily Voice. More than 270 PSEG customers were without power as of 11 a.m., according to the PSEG outage map.

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by Cecilia Levine