Costa Rica May Be Pawn in Conti Ransomware Group’s Bid to Rebrand, Evade Sanctions

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 19:57:58 +0000

Costa Rica’s national health service was hacked sometime earlier this morning by a Russian ransomware group known as Hive. The intrusion comes just weeks after Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves declared a state of emergency in response to a data ransom attack from a different Russian ransomware gang — Conti. Ransomware experts say there is good reason to believe the same cybercriminals are behind both attacks, and that Hive has been helping Conti rebrand and evade international sanctions targeting extortion payouts to cybercriminals operating in Russia.

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Threat profile: RansomHouse makes extortion work without ransomware

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 20:53:40 +0000

RansomHouse, a new extortion group, distances itself from ransomware. However, it seems like it had ties to ransomware groups in the past.

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Hive ransomware: Researchers figure out a method to decrypt files

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:58:00 +0000

Researchers have found a flaw in the Hive ransomware encryption method that allows them to recover a high percentage of the encrypted files.

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