Ransom Tales: Volume VI — Throwback Edition! Emulating Ryuk, Conti, and BlackCat Ransomware

Ransom Tales: Volume VI — Throwback Edition! Emulating Ryuk, Conti, and BlackCat Ransomware

On July 22, 2025, AttackIQ introduced Ransom Tales, an initiative focused on routinely emulating the Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the prolific ransomware families currently dominating the threat landscape. Each ...
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Monti Returns From 2-Month Break with Revamped Ransomware Variant

The Monti ransomware group that emerged in June 2022 used source code, tools, and tactics – not to mention an almost identical name – of the notorious Conti gang as it targeted ...
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Dallas Reels from Royal Ransomware Raid

Dallas Reels from Royal Ransomware Raid

Royal, née Zeon, born of Conti: Police, 911, courts and other city services staggering to recover ...
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US, UK Join Forces to Sanction Trickbot Leaders

In a first for the UK—and de rigueur for the U.S.—the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.K.’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, National Crime Agency ...
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Conti Criminals Resurface as Splinter RaaS Groups 

Conti Criminals Resurface as Splinter RaaS Groups 

Conti—one of the most ruthless and successful Russian ransomware groups—has been quiet since the group publicly announced it would cease operations in the wake of the ContiLeaks data breach. In early 2022, ...
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Costa Rica May Be Pawn in Conti Ransomware Group’s Bid to Rebrand, Evade Sanctions

Costa Rica May Be Pawn in Conti Ransomware Group’s Bid to Rebrand, Evade Sanctions

Costa Rica’s national health service was hacked sometime earlier this morning by a Russian ransomware group known as Hive. The intrusion comes just weeks after Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves declared a ...
Conti Ransomware Gang Threatens Costa Rica's Government

Conti Ransomware Gang Threatens Costa Rica’s Government

The Conti ransomware group is claiming to have infiltrated Costa Rica’s government and has issued a ransom demand of $20 million, along with a threat to overthrow the government of president Rodrigo ...
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US Offers $15M Reward for Conti Ransomware Gang 

The U.S. Department of State announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of key leaders of the Conti ransomware crime group, which has ...
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