BoogyMan
02-27-2022, 12:31 AM
I have heard speculation that Conti was run by the GRU in the past and this just makes me think that it is more than speculation. These guys are the real deal when it comes to monetized ransomware and are quick, quiet, and efficient. This is a troubling development.
https://www.cyberscoop.com/conti-ransomware-russia-ukraine-critical-infrastructure/
An infamous ransomware group with potential ties to Russian intelligence and known for attacking health care providers and hundreds of other targets posted a warning Friday saying it was “officially announcing a full support of Russian government.”
The gang said that it would use “all possible resources to strike back at the critical infrastructures” of any entity that organizes a cyberattack “or any war activities against Russia.” The message appeared Friday on the dark-web site used by ransomware group Conti (https://www.cyberscoop.com/tag/conti/) to post threats and its victims’ data. Security researchers believe the gang to be Russia-based.
Conti ransomware was part of more than 400 attacks against mostly U.S. targets between spring 2020 and spring 2021, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI reported in September (https://www.cyberscoop.com/cisa-fbi-nsa-conti-ransomware-alert/).
https://www.cyberscoop.com/conti-ransomware-russia-ukraine-critical-infrastructure/
An infamous ransomware group with potential ties to Russian intelligence and known for attacking health care providers and hundreds of other targets posted a warning Friday saying it was “officially announcing a full support of Russian government.”
The gang said that it would use “all possible resources to strike back at the critical infrastructures” of any entity that organizes a cyberattack “or any war activities against Russia.” The message appeared Friday on the dark-web site used by ransomware group Conti (https://www.cyberscoop.com/tag/conti/) to post threats and its victims’ data. Security researchers believe the gang to be Russia-based.
Conti ransomware was part of more than 400 attacks against mostly U.S. targets between spring 2020 and spring 2021, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI reported in September (https://www.cyberscoop.com/cisa-fbi-nsa-conti-ransomware-alert/).