"The Russian invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated the law of unintended consequences in a most unexpected way. By publicly backing the invasion, the heretofore most prolific ransomware group in the world inspired a backlash that appears to have temporarily crippled the group's ability to operate and given unprecedented insight into the world of ransomware operators."

"In short order, someone within the organization, or who obtained access, began unleashing a torrent of jaw dropping leaks giving insight into the internals of the so-called company."

"The sources are posted to VirusTotal in this tweet. BleepingComputer has successfully compiled and run the locker/decryptor package without issue. The leaks also include sources for the notorious TrickBot malware, a kind of all-in-one hacking package."

Also revealed were chat logs with identities and GitHub profiles and ties between Conti and Russia and the FSB." (After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the KGB was renamed the Federal Security Service (FSB).)

Ukraine, Conti, and the law of unintended consequences

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