The group behind the ransomware that took down Colonial Pipeline late last week has apologized for the “social consequences,” claiming that its goal is to make money, not cause societal problems. The group is called DarkSide, and the FBI has confirmed that the group’s malware was responsible for compromising one of the US’s largest fuel pipelines.
According to Vice, the group’s apology was posted to its darkish web page. It reads:
WE ARE APOLITICAL, WE DON’T TAKE PART IN GEOPOLITICS, DON’T WANT TO TIE US WITH AN OUTLINED AUTHORITIES AND SEARCH FOR DIFFERENT OUR MOTIVES.
OUR AIM IS TO BECOME PROFITABLE AND NEVER CREATING ISSUES FOR SOCIETY.
FROM AS WE SPEAK, WE INTRODUCE MODERATION AND EXAMINE EVERY FIRM THAT OUR COMPANIONS NEED TO ENCRYPT TO KEEP AWAY FROM SOCIAL PENALTIES SOONER OR LATER.
According to NYT cybersecurity reporter Nicole Perlroth, DarkSide isn’t essentially related to a selected nationstate, but it surely does are inclined to keep away from holding victims for ransom if their techniques are operating in sure Russian and Eastern European languages. Bloomberg reports that the group is thought to talk Russian.
