If you have been following the cybercrime landscape for the past year or so, you must have read about the Conti ransomware group – one of the largest organized crime groups operating at this time. Coders compose the backbone of Conti, and are in charge of the nuts and bolts of the actual malware code, which is central to their whole ransomware operation.
They have made a name for themselves by extorting large sums of money from over 700 enterprises since 2020. However, things have been going downhill for Conti after they recently got the taste of their own medicine.
ContiLeaks released a massive record including hundreds of thousands of messages between members of the group. The Check Point Research team and Brian Krebs took it upon themselves to scan the enormous volume of messages to get insights into the group’s operational activities. In short, it appears that it will be a while until Conti recovers and it is unlikely that we will see any major activity in the next couple of months.
