FBI return ransomware money to pipeline.

Yes the so called Russian hack of the colonial pipeline paid a ransom to return system control back to the company. 

The company paid the price in bit coin.

Feds tracked the money to a bit coin wallet in Northern California.... so how does this involve Russia? My thought is if an international group of hackers based in Russia received money for a hack in USA it would of been found somewhere else maybe not Russia but many over seas location known to haven such accounts.

So Russia hacked the pipeline the pipeline gave up the bitcoin but the idiots decided to leave the crypto loot to be found in the USA... maybe just maybe Russia had nothing to do with any of this.

Cell phones around the world using this same technology is being hacked.,

Fbi with Interpol has successful abridged the encrypted device.

1000s being made gone in the international sting.

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252502051/Police-raids-around-world-after-investigators-crack-An0m-cryptophone-in-biggest-hacking-operation-to

SYDNEY — The alleged drug syndicates, contract killers and weapons dealers thought they were using high-priced, securely encrypted phones that would protect them as they openly discussed drug deals by text message and swapped photos of cocaine-packed pineapples. What they were really doing, investigators revealed Tuesday, was channeling their plots straight into the hands of U.S. intelligence agents.

They got you to the cell phone.... 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/08/fbi-app-arrests-australia-crime/

Ain't that a bitch of privacy.....