{"id":46765,"date":"2022-05-21T11:01:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T11:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/conti-russian-backed-rulers-of-costa-rican-hacktocracy\/"},"modified":"2022-05-21T11:01:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T11:01:09","slug":"conti-russian-backed-rulers-of-costa-rican-hacktocracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/conti-russian-backed-rulers-of-costa-rican-hacktocracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Conti: Russian-backed rulers of Costa Rican hacktocracy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In brief<\/span> The notorious Russian-aligned Conti ransomware gang has upped the ante in its attack against Costa Rica, threatening to overthrow the government if it doesn’t pay a $20 million ransom. <\/p>\n

Costa Rican president Rodrigo Chaves said that the country is effectively at war with the gang, who in April infiltrated the government’s computer systems, gaining a foothold in 27 agencies at various government levels. The US State Department has offered a $15 million<\/a> reward leading to the capture of Conti’s leaders, who it said have made more than $150 million from 1,000+ victims.<\/p>\n

Conti claimed this week that it has insiders in the Costa Rican government, the AP reported<\/a>, warning that “We are determined to overthrow the government by means of a cyber attack, we have already shown you all the strength and power, you have introduced an emergency.” <\/p>\n