Kaspersky Releases Tool for Decrypting Ransomware that was used Against Businesses, State Institutions

Conti is a ransomware gang that has dominated the cybercrime scene since 2019, and whose data, including the source code, was leaked in March 2022 following an internal conflict caused by the geopolitical crisis in Europe. The discovered modification was distributed by an unknown ransomware group and has been used against companies and state institutions.

Conti appeared in late 2019 and was very active throughout 2020, accounting for more than 13% of all ransomware victims during this period.

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