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Ransomware \u2014 and particularly the Conti ransomware gang \u2014 has become a geopolitical force in Costa Rica. On Monday, the new Costa Rican president Rodrigo Chaves, who began his four-year term<\/a> only 10 days ago, declared that the country was \u201cat war\u201d with the Conti cybercriminal gang<\/a>, whose ransomware attack has disabled agencies across the government since April.<\/p>\n
In a forceful statement made to press on May 16th, President Chaves also said that Conti was receiving help from collaborators within the country<\/a> and called on international allies to help.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re at war and this is not an exaggeration,\u201d Chaves told local media<\/a>. \u201cThe war is against an international terrorist group, which apparently has operatives in Costa Rica. There are very clear indications that people inside the country are collaborating with Conti.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe\u2019re at war and this is not an exaggeration.\u201d<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\nPresident Chaves\u2019 declaration of war against Conti comes in the face of unusually belligerent rhetoric from the ransomware group, which stated its intent<\/a> to \u201coverthrow the government by means of a cyberattack.\u201d In a message posted to the Conti website, the ransomware group urged citizens of Costa Rica to pressure their government to pay the ransom, which has been doubled from an initial $10 million to $20 million.<\/p>\n
Over the period of the attack, the US government has also offered a bounty of up to $10 million<\/a> for information that could identify or locate the main coordinators of the Conti group\u2019s operations or $5 million for information leading to the arrest of any Conti member.<\/p>\n
The severe impact of Conti\u2019s attack on the Costa Rican government points to the continued ability of the largest ransomware groups to operate on a scale that can pose a threat to nation states and draw on funding reserves that allow them to buy their way into some of the most sensitive computer systems by bribing those with access.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re at the point now where these ransomware groups make billions of dollars, so their ability to get access to these [networks] is only limited by their own desire,\u201d said Jon Miller, CEO and co-founder of anti-ransomware software platform Halcyon. \u201cMonth after month, more of these groups are coming online. This is a drastically growing problem.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the Costa Rican crisis continues, more knock-on effects are reaching citizens of the country. Statements made by Chaves put the number of government agencies hit at 27<\/a>, including the Finance Ministry and the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. One of the effects was that the government was unable to collect taxes through traditional means, Chaves said.<\/p>\n
So far, the Costa Rican president has remained intransigent that the government will pay nothing to the ransomware gang. With neither side appearing to budge, the situation has reached a standoff \u2014 but one that will be closely watched by other governments hoping to avoid a similar fate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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