The Rise and Fall of the Conti Ransomware Group

<p>For around two years the Conti ransomware group rampaged across the internet. They attacked hospitals, educational institutions, businesses, governments, and many more, raking in hundreds of millions of dollars in ransomware payments. </p><p>Business was booming for the cybercriminals. At least it was until the Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Conti leadership quickly pledged their loyalty to Russia and then everything began to fall apart.</p><p>This is the story of one of the most professional, prolific, and devastating organized cybercriminal groups in history.</p><p><strong>Speaker(s):</strong></p><p>Selina Larson – Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst and <a href="https://www.proofpoint.com/uk/taxonomy/term/11741#126411" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DISCARDED Podcast</a> Co-host at <a href="https://www.proofpoint.com/uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Proofpoint</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/selenalarson?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a></p><p>Berk Albayrak, Threat Intelligence Analyst within the <a href="https://www.prodaft.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PRODAFT</a> Threat Intelligence team and expert on Wizard Spider - <a href="https://twitter.com/brkalbyrk7?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a></p><p><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/author/conor-gallagher/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Conor Gallagher</a> – Crime and Security Correspondent of the Irish Times - <a href="https://twitter.com/conorgallaghe_r?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a></p><p><a href="https://www.sans.org/profiles/allan-liska/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Allan Liska</a>, Threat Intelligence Analyst at <a href="https://www.recordedfuture.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Recorded Future</a> and author of <a href="https://ransomware.org/book/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ransomware: Understand. Precent. Re