Eric Geller

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@fka_tabs @waxpancake @broderick i knew there had to be meaning behind it! yess! yesssss!!! — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@fka_tabs i have spent hours trying to figure out if "Gearbag Day" in today's Tabs was a reference or a typo — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@jackhcable @C_C_Krebs Oh word? I didn't realize how similar it is to Crossfeed. I still wonder about the uptake but that's interesting to hear. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@jackhcable @C_C_Krebs I'm just saying I can't see the average American company wanting to give CISA deep enough access to its business networks for this to work (not saying it's a bad idea!) — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@jackhcable @C_C_Krebs than what NCSC is offering to scan*, I should say — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@jackhcable @C_C_Krebs Oh for sure, but wasn't that a much more limited range of systems with a far narrower range of uses than what NCSC is offering? — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Yep, this is the $2.6 million question. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

And here's an FBI special agent explaining how they traced the money: https://t.co/5AfVUWp0qe https://t.co/2ynJlgq8AB — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

And here's an FBI special agent explaining how he traced the money: https://t.co/5AfVUWp0qe https://t.co/m4nNsGeFfF — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Here's the seizure warrant that let DOJ recover $2.26 million of the $4.3 million that Colonial paid: https://t.co/PFuTDmjBAp https://t.co/AXFyOdZ7qE — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Q: Does this mean that other companies should also pay ransoms because they can be recovered? Monaco: No. “We cannot guarantee — and we may not be able to do this in every instance.” — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Stephanie Hinds, acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California (where seizure warrant was executed): “This case demonstrates our resolve to develop methods to prevent evildoers from converting new methods of payment into tools of extortion for undeserved profits.” — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Abbate: "That is why it is so critical for victims to report intrusions to us as soon as possible, and then work with us to provide evidence and intelligence for our investigations." — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Abbate: "When we have victims willing to share information, to further our collective efforts against cyber adversaries, we can have immediate permanent effect on ransomware actors." — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Abbate: "For financially motivated cyber criminals, especially those presumably located overseas, cutting off access to revenue is one of the most impactful consequences we can impose." — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate says the FBI seized the Colonial ransom payment from a Bitcoin wallet associated with DarkSide. “Since last year, we've been pursuing an investigation into DarkSide, a Russia-based cybercrime group.” — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Monaco has a warning for businesses: "Pay attention now. Invest resources now. Failure to do so could be the difference between being secure now or a victim later." — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Monaco: “Today, we turned the tables on DarkSide.” Fun fact: Also the tag line for The Rise of Skywalker! — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Monaco: “The sophisticated use of technology to hold businesses and even whole cities hostage for profit is decidedly a 21st-century challenge, but the old adage ‘follow the money’ still applies.” — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Monaco: “The Department of Justice has found and recaptured the majority of the ransom Colonial paid to the DarkSide network in the wake of last month’s ransomware attack.” — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

DOJ press conference starting now. https://t.co/TjLeCED7EO “Ransomware attacks have increased in both scope and sophistication in the last year, targeting our critical infrastructure businesses of all types, whole cities, and even law enforcement," Deputy AG Lisa Monaco says. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@ncweaver https://t.co/QprvkGiYZm — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@pbump @ashleyfeinberg (won't speak for ashley) — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@pbump @ashleyfeinberg no I've never been to one — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@ashleyfeinberg this makes so much sense, starting with your focus on the president's former fbi director — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Every time he talks about Barron being good at computers I get the urge to ask @ashleyfeinberg to track down Barron's dark web posts — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

"[B]ehind the scenes, the company had taken early steps to notify the FBI and followed instructions that helped investigators track the payment to a cryptocurrency wallet used by the hackers..." Some good PR for Colonial and a much-needed bright spot for USG in all this. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

This was a formative period in my life. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Can you imagine the reaction from U.S. industry if CISA tried to do this? — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@ashleyfeinberg you never go whole hog — PolitiTweet.org