Hacktivists or intelligence services in Iran? BOLO NIkolay K. Renouncing Conti, and all its empty promises. SEO poisoning. US cyber strategic intent.

Published: Oct. 28, 2021, 8:15 p.m.

Iran continues its recovery from a cyberattack that disrupted subsidized fuel distribution. Wanted in Stuttgart (but living it up in Russia): ransomware kingpin Nikolay K. The Conti ransomware gang gets poor customer service notices. Food distribution is on the cybercriminals\u2019 target lists. SolarMarker\u2019s use of SEO poisoning. The US publishes a statement of strategic intent for its cybersecurity czar\u2019s office. David Dufour from Webroot wonders if there\u2019s any hope at slowing down malware. Our own Brandon Karpf describes the DoD\u2019s Skillbridge program. And decryptors are made available for three ransomware strains.\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://www.thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/10/208\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices