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March 2, 2022

Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part II: The Office

This post was originally published on this siteEarlier 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 examined how Conti dealt with its own internal breaches and attacks from private security firms and governments. In Part II of this series we’ll explore what it’s like to work for Conti, as described by the Conti employees themselves. The Conti group’s chats reveal a great deal about the internal structure and hierarchy of the ransomware organization. Conti maintains many of […]
March 4, 2022

Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part III: Weaponry

This post was originally published on this sitePart 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 be an employee of Conti’s sprawling organization. Today’s Part III looks at how Conti abused a panoply of popular commercial security services to undermine the security of their targets, as well as how the team’s leaders strategized for the upper hand in ransom negotiations with victims. Conti is by far the most aggressive and profitable ransomware group in operation today. Image: […]