Experts Expose Secrets of Conti Ransomware Group That Made 25 Million from Victims

The clearnet and dark web payment portals operated by the Conti ransomware group have gone down in what appears to be an attempt to shift to new infrastructure after details about the gang's inner workings and its members were made public. According to MalwareHunterTeam, "while both the clearweb...

Conti Ransomware

Conti is a sophisticated Ransomware-as-a-Service RaaS model first detected in December 2019. Since its inception, its use has grown rapidly and has even displaced the use of other RaaS tools like Ryuk. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigati...

TrickBot Operators Partner with Shathak Attackers for Conti Ransomware

The operators of TrickBot trojan are collaborating with the Shathak threat group to distribute their wares, ultimately leading to the deployment of Conti ransomware on infected machines. "The implementation of TrickBot has evolved over the years, with recent versions of TrickBot implementing...

Conti ransomware gang apologized to Arab Royals over data leak

By Waqas The data leak took place last month when the infamous Conti ransomware gang hacked Graff, a UK-based jewelry store Graff popular among the elite. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Conti ransomware gang apologized to Arab Royals over data leak...

Celebrity jewelry house Graff falls victim to ransomware

Data on countless celebrities, including politicians, is apparently now in the hands of ransomware attackers after a group using the Conti variant compromised systems of one of the world’s most exclusive jewelry houses, Graff. Despite what mathematicians like to think, there is an exception to...

Conti Ransom Gang Starts Selling Access to Victims

The Conti ransomware affiliate program appears to have altered its business plan recently. Organizations infected with Contis malware who refuse to negotiate a ransom payment are added to Contis victim shaming blog, where confidential files stolen from victims may be published or sold. But someti...

TrickBot Gang Enters Cybercrime Elite with Fresh Affiliates

The cybercriminals behind the infamous TrickBot trojan have signed two additional distribution affiliates, dubbed Hive0106 aka TA551 and Hive0107 by IBM X-Force. The result? Escalating ransomware hits on corporations, especially using the Conti ransomware. The development also speaks to the...

Attackers Behind Trickbot Expanding Malware Distribution Channels

The operators behind the pernicious TrickBot malware have resurfaced with new tricks that aim to increase its foothold by expanding its distribution channels, ultimately leading to the deployment of ransomware such as Conti. The threat actor, tracked under the monikers ITG23 and Wizard Spider, ha...

Conti Ransomware Expands Ability to Blow Up Backups

Good at identifying and obliterating backups? Speak Russian? The notorious Conti ransomware group may find you a fine hiring prospect. That’s according to a report published on Wednesday by cyber-risk prevention firm Advanced Intelligence, which details how Conti has honed its backup destruction ...

Are you a victim of the Conti Ransomware?

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. Conti Ransomware targets enterprises who have not patched their systems by exploiting old vulnerabilities. Conti Ransomware steals sensitive information from businesses and demands a ransom in exchange. CISA has issued a...

CISA, FBI, and NSA Release Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on Conti Ransomware 

CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, and the National Security Agency NSA have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA alerting organizations of increased Conti ransomware attacks. Malicious cyber actors use Conti ransomware to steal sensitive files from domestic and international...

Talos Takes Ep. #67: What a leaked playbook tells us about the Conti ransomware group

By Jon Munshaw. The latest episode of Talos Takes is available now. Download this episode and subscribe to Talos Takes using the buttons below, or visit the Talos Takes page. There's a lot to take apart in the recently leaked Conti ransomware playbook. After a disgruntled member of the... This is...

Conti ransomware affiliates hit Exchange Servers with ProxyShell exploits

By Waqas Conti ransomware affiliates are exploiting 3 unpatched vulnerabilities that allow unauthenticated, remote code execution on MS Exchange Servers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Conti ransomware affiliates hit Exchange Servers with ProxyShell exploits...

Translated: Talos' insights from the recently leaked Conti ransomware playbook

By Caitlin Huey, David Liebenberg, Azim Khodjibaev, and Dmytro Korzhevin. Executive summary Cisco Talos recently became aware of a leaked playbook that has been attributed to the ransomware-as-a-service RaaS group Conti. Talos has a team of dedicated, native-level speakers that translated these...

LockFile Ransomware Bypasses Protection Using Intermittent File Encryption

A new ransomware family that emerged last month comes with its own bag of tricks to bypass ransomware protection by leveraging a novel technique called "intermittent encryption." Called LockFile, the operators of the ransomware have been found exploiting recently disclosed flaws such as ProxyShel...

ProxyShell and PetitPotam exploits weaponized by LockFile Ransomware Group

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. LockFile, a new ransomware gang, has been active since last week. LockFile began by using a publicly disclosed PetitPotam exploit CVE-2021-36942 to compromise Windows Domain Controllers earlier this week. Using ProxyShell...

Ransomware turncoat leaks Conti data, lifts the lid on the ransomware business

Last week, The Record broke the news that a self-described "pen tester" for the infamous Conti ransomware gang, who goes by the handle m1Geelka, had leaked manuals, technical guides, and software on the underground forum XSS. According to the screenshot of m1Geelkas original forum post—and...

Someone pubished Conti ransomware gang’s sensitive insider data online

By Sudais Asif The member who goes by the username of “m1Geelka” expressed resentment on the notion that recruited hackers are not paid reasonably by the Conti ransomware gang. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Someone pubished Conti ransomware gangs sensitive insider data...

Angry Affiliate Leaks Conti Ransomware Gang Playbook

An apparently vengeful affiliate of the Conti Gang has leaked the playbook of the ransomware group after alleging that the notorious cybercriminal organization underpaid him for doing its dirty work. A security researcher shared a comment from an online forum allegedly posted by someone who did...

Tracking Malware and Ransomware Domains in 2021

In 2021, the threat of ransomware has loomed large. In many ways, it’s exactly what cybersecurity experts expected and predicted after the major cyber attacks of 2020—including hospital ransomware attacks on a healthcare industry hard-hit by both ransomware and Covid-19. But in other ways, this...