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Conti ransomware prioritizes revenue and cyberinsurance data theft

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams points us to some interesting findings by Advanced Intel, who pored through the Conti manuals and materials recently dumped by a disgruntled affiliate.

An interesting tactic used by the ransomware gang is using the legitimate Atera remote access software as a backdoor for continued persistence.

When conducting an attack, ransomware operations commonly deploy Cobalt Strike beacons that the attackers can use to execute commands remotely and gain continued access to a network.

However, security software products have become more adept at detecting Cobalt strike beacons, leading to a loss of access for the threat actors.

Abrams also talks about another finding by Advanced Intel:  that searching for cyberinsurance information may be an indicator of exfiltration.

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