Experts report that the Conti ransomware is going out of business, group ceases operations, its infrastructure is disabled, and the group’s leaders have said the brand already does not exist. One of the first to notice the change was Elisey Boguslavsky of Advanced Intel, who tweeted that the group’s internal infrastructure had been shut down.… Continue reading The Conti Ransomware Ceases Operations and Breaks Up into Several Groups
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Cybersecurity Experts Analyzed the Methods of a Group of Russian Hackers Wizard Spider
Information security specialists from PRODAFT have published the results of an investigation into the Wizard Spider group, which is allegedly associated with the Grim Spider and Lunar Spider hacker groups. The Wizard Spider group, possibly of Russian origin, manages an infrastructure of “a complex set of sub-commands and groups, controls a huge number of hacked… Continue reading Cybersecurity Experts Analyzed the Methods of a Group of Russian Hackers Wizard Spider
Vulnerabilities Allow Hijacking of Most Ransomware to Prevent File Encryption
Not a long time ago, a cybersecurity analyst posted a video on YouTube where he shows the vulnerability in ransomware samples used by well-known ransomware groups. In the footage, expertly shows this exploit usage on the REvil ransomware sample, but there are half a dozen of ransomware products vulnerable to that thing. The crooks’ weapon… Continue reading Vulnerabilities Allow Hijacking of Most Ransomware to Prevent File Encryption
Experts analysed the conversations of Conti and Hive ransomware groups
Analysis of more than 40 chats with victims allowed the specialists to figure out some interesting details about the internal structure and the style of negotiation. Conti and Hive ransomware groups were very active over the last quarter, and the number of their victims grew pretty hard. About Conti and Hive ransomware groups Those two… Continue reading Experts analysed the conversations of Conti and Hive ransomware groups
Leaked Conti ransomware source codes were used to attack Russian authorities
In March 2022, the source codes of the Conti malware were made public, and now, apparently, other hackers are starting to use them, turning the ransomware against Russian authorities and companies. Let me remind you that this story began back in February 2022, when an anonymous information security researcher who had access to the infrastructure… Continue reading Leaked Conti ransomware source codes were used to attack Russian authorities
Hacker groups split up: some of them support Russia, others Ukraine
Amid the backdrop of the barbaric invasion of the Russian army into the territory of Ukraine, hacker groups split into two camps: some declared that they supported the actions of the Russian authorities, while others, on the contrary, sided with Ukraine. Bleeping Computer says that there has been a serious split in the hacker community.… Continue reading Hacker groups split up: some of them support Russia, others Ukraine