Cybercriminals. They\u2019re just like us.\xa0
With the Russia Ukraine conflict, Conti found itself at odds with internal team members over the issue \u2014 Eventually leading to self destruction.
Which begs the question: Are these organizations as impenetrable as we thought?\xa0
In this episode, we hear from Andrew Northern, Senior Threat Researcher at Proofpoint, about the resurrection of the Emotet malware, the Conti implosion, and advice to cyber defenders.\xa0
Join us as we discuss:
The journey leading to Emotet\u2019s return
The importance of the Conti group leaks
What defenders should be thinking about against cyber threats\xa0\xa0
Check out this resource we mentioned:
Andrew's Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/ex_raritas\xa0
https://acn-marketing-blog.accenture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/UPDATED-ACTI-Global-Incident-Report-Ideological-Divide-Blog-14MARCH22.pdf\xa0
https://www.wired.com/story/conti-ransomware-russia/
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/politics/ukraine-hack-russian-ransomware-gang/index.html \xa0\xa0
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