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Costa Rica chaos a warning that ransomware threat remains
2 years, 6 months ago

Costa Rica chaos a warning that ransomware threat remains

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Teachers unable to get paychecks. Since then, ransomware gangs have shied away from “big-game” targets in the U.S. in pursuit of victims unlikely to provoke a strong response by the U.S. “They’re still prolific, they’re making enormous amounts of money, but they’re just not in the news everyday,” Eleanor Fairford, a deputy director at the UK’s National Cyber …

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Costa Rica chaos a warning that ransomware threat remains
2 years, 6 months ago

Costa Rica chaos a warning that ransomware threat remains

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since then, ransomware gangs have …

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Conti's Attack Against Costa Rica Sparks a New Ransomware Era
2 years, 6 months ago

Conti's Attack Against Costa Rica Sparks a New Ransomware Era

Wired  

For the last two months, Costa Rica has been under siege. Conti claimed responsibility for the first attack against Costa Rica’s government and is believed to have some links to the ransomware-as-a-service operation HIVE, which was responsible for the second attack impacting the health care system. They mark one of the first times a ransomware group has explicitly targeted a …

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Cyber attack causes chaos in Costa Rica government systems
2 years, 8 months ago

Cyber attack causes chaos in Costa Rica government systems

Associated Press  

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Nearly a week into a ransomware attack that has crippled Costa Rican government computer systems, the country refused to pay a ransom as it struggled to implement workarounds and braced itself as hackers began publishing stolen information. Conti had not published a specific ransom amount, but Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado said, “The Costa Rican …

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