"Conti-Based Ransomware 'MeowCorp' Gets Free Decryptor"

A free decryptor has been released for a modified variant of the Conti ransomware that could help hundreds of victims recover their files. The decryptor works on data encrypted with a strain of the ransomware that appeared after Conti's source code was leaked in March 2022. Researchers discovered the leak on a forum where threat actors had published a cache of 258 private keys from a modified version of the Conti ransomware. The variant was used in attacks against private and public organizations by a ransomware group that researchers track as "MeowCorp." According to ransomware researcher Amigo-A, the threat actors posted the data on a Russian-speaking forum in February 2022, along with a link to an archive containing decryption keys, decryptor executables, and decryptor source code. The keys were discovered to be related to a Conti variant that was identified in December 2022. This article continues to discuss the release of a free decryptor for the Conti-based MeowCorp ransomware. 

Bleeping Computer reports "Conti-Based Ransomware 'MeowCorp' Gets Free Decryptor"