"Conti", one of the largest ransomware groups in the world, had been busy hacking individuals and organizations for years.

"Conti", one of the largest ransomware groups in the world, had been busy hacking individuals and organizations for years.

The group encrypted the data of organizations and demanded money for their release, extorting millions of dollars, and, according to estimates, earned about $180 million in 2021 alone, but some of its members had no idea who their real collaborators were.

A day after the attack on Ukraine, a message was published on Conti’s dark web site in support of Russia.

A few hours later, the message was deleted and replaced with this text: "We are not allied with any government and we condemn the ongoing war."

But it was already too late.

Two days after Conti announced its support for Russia and its furious attempt to back away from its position, more than 300,000 of the group’s confidential messages were leaked by one of its members.

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