The word Conti struck fear in IT departments across the world. It's a type of ransomware that you hope to never come across. Like most ransomware gangs, the Conti group fell apart. But what's special about this story is how it fell apart. Because it fell apart in a very public, messy, scandalous way. Featuring investigative journalist Geoff White and cyber threat researcher Alex Holden. Full list of sources on the show page: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/180/ Attribution: Darknet Diaries is created by Jack Rhysider - https://twitter.com/jackrhysider Written and Produced by Sean Powers - https://x.com/SeanCPow Assembled by Tristan Ledger - https://x.com/tledgerEN Episode artwork by odibagas - https://99designs.com/profiles/2589930 Mixing by Proximity Sound - https://proximitysound.com/ Theme song created by Breakmaster Cylinder - https://www.breakmastercylinder.com/ Theme song available for listen and download at bandcamp - https://breakmastercylinder.bandcamp.com/track/darknet-diaries-theme or listen to it on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/3P5CCxXNuUSQldH0GA5ZUy?si=eirhXEyFQaKNf-vdfmb8Jg