It's time to start dropping names. As part of a push to shut down ransomware gangs, the UK and US governments have unmasked some of the criminals behind the attacks.
For years, Russia-based ransomware gangs have launched crippling attacks against businesses, hospitals, and public sector bodies, extorting hundreds of millions of dollars from victims and causing untold disruption. And they’ve done so with impunity—but no more. Today, as part of a push to shut down ransomware gangs, the UK and US governments have unmasked some of the criminals behind the attacks.
“By sanctioning these cybercriminals, we are sending a clear signal to them and others involved in ransomware that they will be held to account,” UK foreign secretary James Cleverly said in a statement on Thursday. “These cynical cyberattacks cause real damage to people’s lives and livelihoods.” On Thursday, the UK’s National Cyber Security Center said it is “highly likely” that members of the Conti group have links to “the Russian Intelligence Services” and that those agencies have “likely” directed some of the gang’s actions. NCSC is part of the UK intelligence agency GCHQ, and this is the first time the UK has sanctioned ransomware criminals.
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