Conti ransomware group has internal chats leaked after siding with Russia
Date:
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 11:04:52 +0000
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Ransomware group had declared for Russia in Ukraine conflict.
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Russian ransomware operators Conti has had thousands of sensitive internal chat logs leaked to journalists, law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity researchers, apparently by a disgruntled employee.
The leak reportedly comes as retaliation for the group recently choosing to side with the Russian government following its invasion of Ukraine.
The news was first broken by BleepingComputer , which said the ransomware group published a short announcement in the first days of the invasion expressing its full support for the Russian government, and threatening any cybersecurity or cybercrime groups who decide to use their skills to disrupt the Russian operation. TechRadar needs you!
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However, Conti seems to have plenty of Ukraine-based affiliates, and after what seems to be a severe backlash, the group changed its stance, condemning the ongoing war and claiming not to be taking any sides. However it did add that it will utilize its full force in the battle against western
warmongering and American threats.
The as-yet-unnamed Ukrainian culprit behind the leak said the Conti gang has lost all their sh*t, before dumping more than 60,000 internal chat messages, the authenticity of which has now been confirmed by independent cybersecurity researchers. Read more
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For now the media have only shared relatively benign chat logs in order to prove the authenticity of the leak.
However, there seems to be plenty of dirty laundry among the chat logs, some of which might even lead to arrests. Initial investigations suggest the chat logs disclose details such as previously unreported victims, private data
leak URLs, bitcoin addresses, and discussions about their operations.
Conti is an active ransomware group, which only recently hit American
cookware distributor Meyer, stealing sensitive employee information. The
group seems to have taken Meyer employees full names, physical addresses, birthdates, gender and ethnicity information, Social Security numbers, health insurance information and data on employee medical conditions, random drug screening results, Covid vaccination cards, drivers licenses, passport data, government ID numbers, permanent resident cards, immigration status information, and information on dependents.
It was also reported that some of the top members of the notorious TrickBot malware family have also recently joined Contis ranks. Heres our rundown of the best antivirus software right now
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