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As the recent ransomware attack against a vital oil and gas pipeline operator, Colonial Pipeline, makes clear, such attacks are not going away and are becoming more persistent and targeting higher-profile entities. The FBI has attributed the attack to a criminal group, DarkSide. Wall Street Journal reports, it is “a ransomware-as-a-service variant, meaning that other criminal groups can purchase it to carry out attacks and then share the proceeds with the hackers who developed it,” attributing the assessment to Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology.