About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of 300,000 leaked messages from the Conti ransomware gang and how it reflects their operational structure.

When 300,000 internal messages from the world's most prolific ransomware gang were leaked, they exposed more then a shadowy underground network, a full company. HR departments. Conti operated with the structure of a mid-sized software firm, and that changes how defenders need to think about the ransomware landscape today. Join host John and special guest Geoff White, journalist and author of Rinsed, as they discuss: How Conti's internal org chart compares to a legitimate software companyThe h...

People in this episode

Host: John

Guest: Geoff White

Topics covered

• ransomware
• Conti
• cybersecurity
• criminal organizations
• internal communications
• defense strategies

Keywords

• Conti
• ransomware
• leaked messages
• cybersecurity
• Geoff White
• criminal empire
• defense strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Conti

Books & works: Rinsed

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