Security News > 2022 > February > Ukraine-Russia Cyber Warzone Splits Cyber Underground

The Russia-Ukraine cyber warzone has split the Conti ransomware gang into warring factions, leading to a Ukrainian member spilling 60,000 of the group's internal chat messages online.

On Twitter a message from a Conti member saying that "This is a friendly heads-up that the Conti gang has just lost all their sht."

"Fck the Russian government, Glory to Ukraine!" the Conti member, who's reportedly believed to be Ukrainian, proclaimed.

Conti ransomware group previously put out a message siding with the Russian government.

Today a Conti member has begun leaking data with the message "Fuck the Russian government, Glory to Ukraine!".

On Friday, Conti sided with Russia, pledging "Full support" for President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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