US State Department offers $15 million for information on Conti ransomware operators

The U.S. State Department will pay $10 million for information enabling the identification of the ‘key leaders’ of the group behind the Conti ransomware. Authorities will also pay $5 million for information leading to the arrest of individuals connected with the hackers.

The Conti ransomware group has targeted over a thousand organizations, extorting over $150 million in ransoms. Today @StateDept is offering rewards for information on Conti leadership and its affiliates. https://t.co/0RFkLKgK3U

— Ned Price (@StateDeptSpox) May 6, 2022

According to State Department spokesperson Ned Price, the Conti operators are responsible ‘for hundreds of incidents’ involving the ransomware.

«По оценкам ФБР, к январю 2022 года насчитывалось свыше 1000 жертв атак, связанных с Conti. Выплаты пострадавших превысили $150 млн, что делает Conti самым успешным вирусом-вымогателем из когда-либо зафиксированных», — сказал Прайс.

According to FBI estimates, by January 2022 there were more than 1,000 victims of Conti-related attacks. Payments by victims exceeded $150 million, making Conti the most successful ransomware operation on record, Price said.

He also noted that in April 2022 the Costa Rican government— specifically its customs and tax authorities— had their operations disrupted by a Conti ransomware attack.

In January 2022, the Taiwanese company Delta Electronics — a contractor for Apple and Tesla — was attacked by hackers using ransomware. Media reports suggested that the responsibility may lie with Conti operators.

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