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Conti ransomware group responsible for RIPTA cyberattack

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Dissent

Tolly Taylor reports:

The ransom note the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority received on Aug. 5 began with a chilling statement.

“All of your files are currently encrypted by Conti strain,” the cyberhackers wrote.

The next day, RIPTA hired Coveware Inc., a firm that helps entities recover hacked data, according to new documents obtained by Target 12 through a public records request. The released records also showed the ransom note from Conti, a hacker group with Russian ties.

Read more at WPRI.

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