Colonial Pipeline paid the ransomware group that carried out a crippling cyberattack, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

The group, previously identified as DarkSide, demanded nearly $5 million, two other sources familiar with the incident said. The sources reported on Thursday but did not say how much the company paid. Bloomberg first reported the ransom payment.

 Previously multiple sources said that Colonial Pipeline had not yet paid the ransom, but two other sources said on Thursday that the company did pay as it sought to retrieve the stolen information.

It was not clear when the payment was made.

The fact that the critical infrastructure company paid the ransom appears not to have been widely shared, despite federal entities working with the pipeline company to build back its networks following the ransomware attack.

And gas prices still remain high...

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