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‘DarkSide’ Hacking of Colonial Pipeline Is Dark Indeed
May 16, 2021 (EIRNS) President Joe Biden took two, characteristic actions on May 15. As the “un-President,” he made a tepid phone call to Israeli strongman Benjamin Netanyahu his first engagement after a week of deadly war provoked by Netanyahu supporters after which the latter immediately announced his attacks on Palestinians would continue unabated. But as the would-be nemesis of Russia, Biden jumped on the mysterious shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline oil pipeline to announce he was forming a task force to “target the hackers” and demanding that Russia act against cybercriminals, whose actual whereabouts and lineage are unknown. The White House quoted Biden on May 13: “We have been in direct communication with Moscow about the imperative for responsible countries to take decisive action against these ransomware networks.” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and former Homeland Security