So, who really paid the $5 million ransom to "Dark Side?"

The company paid the ransom in “untraceable cryptocurrency,” according to the outlet, and the Biden administration was aware that the company intended to pay the $5 million to hackers the White House suggested, Wednesday, could be Russian or affiliated with Russia. The group, which admitted they were responsible for locking up Colonial Pipeline’s servers on Monday, claims they are not affiliated with any government and that their motivation is primarily financial, not political.

Media outlets insisted, earlier this week, that Colonial Pipeline had no intention of paying the nearly $5 million that DarkSide demanded to release the clogged server. Fox Business reported Wednesday that “the pipeline operator refused to pay, enlisting help from the Department of Energy, as well as federal, state and local authorities instead.”

Biden--Running out of Gas

‘BIDEN’S AMERICA’

Gas Stations In Multiple States Run Out Of Fuel, Sparking Panic

The New York Post reported. “The closure of the 5,500-mile Colonial Pipeline, which carries more than 100 million gallons of fuel from Texas to New Jersey each day, has stretched into its fifth day.”

The Network Gang --The Darkside - Russian Hackers

Colonial Pipeline Cyber-Attacker Unmasked By The FBI

The operator of the country’s largest fuel pipeline, Colonial Pipeline, fell victim to a cybersecurity attack on Friday that involved ransomware, forcing it to temporarily shut down all pipeline operations and raising concern that the outage could lead to spot shortages of gas, diesel and jet fuel. CNBC's Brian Sullivan reports.

Cyber attack on U.S. Gas Pipeline

Cyber-Attack Shuts Down Biggest Gasoline Pipeline in US–Colonial Pipeline

Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has shut its entire network, the source of nearly half of the U.S. East Coast’s fuel supply, after a cyber attack that the company said was caused by ransomware.

Cybersecurity vulnerabilities have become a systemic issue,” said Algirde Pipikaite, cyber strategy lead at the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Cybersecurity.

“Unless cybersecurity measures are embedded in a technology’s development phase, we are likely to see more frequent attacks on industrial systems like oil and gas pipelines or water treatment plants,” Pipikaite added.

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We are spending trillions of dollars, a lot on pork, but we can't combat cyber attacks? This one is a national threat.