After the Costa Rican government was attacked by a round of large-scale extortion software in April this year, the U.S. government also issued a notice offering a reward of tens of millions of dollars last week to capture the behind the scenes of conti extortion software** Cyberscoop reported that the recently sworn in President of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, had declared a national state of emergency due to the hacker attack.
BleepingComputer He pointed out that this round of extortion software attacks hit the country's Ministry of finance, Ministry of labor and social security, social development and family allowance fund and other entities. Since 18 April, the attack has affected some services of the Ministry of finance.
According to cyberscoop , hackers not only destroyed some government systems, but also caused data leakage. It is speculated that nearly 700gb of data was stolen.
The latest news is that the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Bureau (inl) of the U.S. State Department can award up to ten million dollars to those who disclose the identity or location of the mastermind behind conti malware.
In addition, a reward of up to US $5 million can also be obtained for helping to arrest or convict any conspirator involved in conti blackmail software.
If there is any clue, the insider can disclose it to the Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) by telephone, with the number of + 1-800-call-fbi or + 1-800-225-5324. In addition, the agency also accepts it https://tips.fbi.gov Website reports.
Conti blackmail attack hackers seem to have leaked 97% of the stolen 672 GB data dump
The State Department said the attack had a serious impact on the customs and tax system and seriously affected Costa Rica's foreign trade.
Last year, the United States offered a similar reward for cracking down on Revil and Darkside hacker organizations. Finally, after the reverse entry into the organization's server and the announcement of the arrest of several members by the Russian government, Revil has been largely regarded as a bird and beast.
However, Costa Rica is not the only entity victimized by conti extortion software, as Krebs on security As pointed out, the organization is also notorious for attacking medical institutions and research centers.