Conti

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 ...

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 ...

Conti’s Ransomware Toll on the Healthcare Industry
Conti -- one of the most ruthless and successful Russian ransomware groups -- publicly declared during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that it would refrain from targeting healthcare providers. But new ...

Record High Ransomware Payouts in 2021 as Extortion Evolves
Flush with cash from successful ransomware campaigns, cybercriminals are investing in more sophisticated technology and using new tactics to drive up ransomware payments even further, with the Conti ransomware group responsible for ...

Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part III: Weaponry
Part I of this series examined newly-leaked internal chats from the Conti ransomware group, and how the crime gang dealt with its own internal breaches. Part II explored what it's like to ...

Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part II: The Office
Earlier this week, a Ukrainian security researcher leaked almost two years’ worth of internal chat logs from Conti, one of the more rapacious and ruthless ransomware gangs in operation today. Tuesday’s story ...

Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part I: Evasion
A Ukrainian security researcher this week leaked several years of internal chat logs and other sensitive data tied to Conti, an aggressive and ruthless Russian cybercrime group that focuses on deploying its ...

Conti Ransomware Gang Strikes ‘Jeweler to the Stars’
What do Oprah Winfrey, Donald Trump, and David Beckham have in common? Apparently, they are all clients of Graff—known as the “Jeweler to the Stars” because of its clientele of Hollywood A-listers ...

CISO Roundtable: Ransomware Attacks and the True Cost to Business
A recent global research report conducted by Cybereason, titled Ransomware: The True Cost to Business, revealed that the vast majority of organizations that have suffered a ransomware attack have experienced significant impact ...

I Triggered a Ransomware Attack – Here’s What I Learned
Ransomware attacks are perceived as complicated, confusing and dangerous. While all those things are true, there are also some basic truths about ransomware attacks that can be used to stop an attack ...