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	"title": "Australian govt raises alarm over Conti ransomware attacks",
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	"plain_text": "Australian govt raises alarm over Conti ransomware attacks\r\nBy Sergiu Gatlan\r\nPublished: 2021-12-10 · Archived: 2026-04-05 17:33:46 UTC\r\nThe Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) says Conti ransomware attacks have targeted multiple Australian\r\norganizations from various industry verticals since November.\r\n\"The ACSC is aware of multiple instances of Australian organisations that have been impacted by Conti ransomware in\r\nNovember and December 2021.\r\nThis activity has happened across multiple sectors. Victims have received demands for ransom payments,\" Australia's\r\ncybersecurity agency warned in a security advisory issued today.\r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/australian-govt-raises-alarm-over-conti-ransomware-attacks/\r\nPage 1 of 4\n\n0:00\r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/australian-govt-raises-alarm-over-conti-ransomware-attacks/\r\nPage 2 of 4\n\nVisit Advertiser websiteGO TO PAGE\r\n\"In addition to the encryption of data and subsequent impact to organisations' ability to operate as usual, victims have had\r\ndata stolen during incidents published by the ransomware actors, including Personally Identifiable Information (PII).\"\r\nThe warning follows a November ransomware attack on Australian electricity provider CS Energy's corporate ICT network\r\nmistakenly linked by local media to a Chinese-backed hacking group.\r\nHowever, as CS Energy CEO Andrew Bills revealed, the company didn't \"find indication that the cyber incident was a state-based attack.\"\r\nThe Conti ransomware gang claimed the attack on November 27, when the Australian energy provider discovered the\r\nintrusion. Conti is yet to leak any files stolen from CS Energy.\r\nCS ENERGY Conti leak page (BleepingComputer)\r\nThe ACSC also published a ransomware profile with additional info on the Conti gang, including initial access indicators,\r\ntargeted sectors, and mitigation measures.\r\n\"The threat actors involved in the deployment of the Conti ransomware frequently change attack patterns, and quickly take\r\nadvantage of newly disclosed vulnerabilities to compromise and operate within networks before network owners are able to\r\napply patches or mitigations,\" the agency added.\r\n\"Conti affiliates have been observed targeting entities in critical sectors, notably including healthcare organisations. In 2021,\r\nConti claimed to have compromised at least 500 organisations worldwide on their TOR site.\"\r\nThe ACSC provides mitigations focused on Conti TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures), including:\r\nenabling multifactor authentication (MFA) to block the use of stolen credentials\r\nencrypting sensitive data at rest to block sensitive info exfiltration\r\nsegmenting corporate networks and restricting admin privileges to block privilege escalation attempts and lateral\r\nmovement\r\nmaintaining daily backups to reduce attacks' impact\r\n The agency previously warned of an increase in LockBit 2.0 ransomware attacks targeting Australian orgs starting with July\r\n2021.\r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/australian-govt-raises-alarm-over-conti-ransomware-attacks/\r\nPage 3 of 4\n\nAutomated Pentesting Covers Only 1 of 6 Surfaces.\r\nAutomated pentesting proves the path exists. BAS proves whether your controls stop it. Most teams run one without the\r\nother.\r\nThis whitepaper maps six validation surfaces, shows where coverage ends, and provides practitioners with three diagnostic\r\nquestions for any tool evaluation.\r\nSource: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/australian-govt-raises-alarm-over-conti-ransomware-attacks/\r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/australian-govt-raises-alarm-over-conti-ransomware-attacks/\r\nPage 4 of 4",
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