Conti
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 ...
Dallas Reels from Royal Ransomware Raid
Royal, née Zeon, born of Conti: Police, 911, courts and other city services staggering to recover ...
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 ...
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, ...
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
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 ...
