The Rise and Fall of the Ransomware Gang

Conti is another infamous ransomware gang which really started making headlines back in 2018. And it used the double extortion method, meaning the group withholds the decryption keys and then threatens to leak the sensitive data if the ransom is not paid. What makes Conti a little different from other ransomware groups is the lack of ethical limitations on its targets. They had a long history of targeting critical and public infrastructure like healthcare, energy, IT and agriculture.

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