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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/5\/9\/23064321\/costa-rica-conti-ransomware-attack-state-of-emergency-reward<\/a>
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In the wake of a massive ransomware attack on the Costa Rican government in April, the US government issued a notice last week<\/a> declaring a bounty potentially worth millions of dollars on people involved with the Conti ransomware used in the hack. Rodrigo Chaves Robles, Costa Rica\u2019s recently sworn-in president, declared a national emergency<\/a> due to the attack, according to CyberScoop<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to BleepingComputer<\/em><\/a>, the ransomware attack affected Costa Rica\u2019s ministries of finance and Labor and Social Security, as well as the country\u2019s Social Development and Family Allowances Fund, among other entities. The report also says that the attack affected some services from the country\u2019s treasury starting on April 18th. Hackers not only took down some of the government\u2019s systems, but they\u2019re also leaking data, according to CyberScoop<\/em>, which notes that almost 700GB of data has made its way onto Conti\u2019s site.<\/p>\n

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The US State Department says the attack \u201cseverely impacted the country\u2019s foreign trade by disrupting its customs and taxes platforms\u201d and offers \u201cup to $10 million for information leading to the identification and\/or location\u201d of the organizers behind Conti. The US government is also offering $5 million for information \u201cleading to the arrest and\/or conviction of any individual in any country conspiring to participate in or attempting to participate\u201d in a Conti-based ransomware attack. <\/p>\n

Last year, the US offered similar bounties on REvil and DarkSide<\/a> (the group behind the Colonial Pipeline attack). REvil is largely thought to be defunct after the US reportedly hacked the group\u2019s servers<\/a> and the Russian government claimed to have arrested several members<\/a>.<\/p>\n