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DOJ Recovers $2.3M Worth of Cryptocurrency Paid in Ransom in Pipeline Hack
The Justice Department seized more than $2.3 million worth of cryptocurrency that was used as a ransom payment to hackers who targeted the Colonial Pipeline in a cyber attack last month.