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🌎 Conti Attack on Costa Rica: When Ransomware Halts a Nation 🌎
What happens when a ransomware group attacks an entire country? In this Threat Talk, we dive deep into the Conti ransomware attack that crippled the Costa Rican government. From healthcare systems shutting down to unpaid government salaries and even tax collection grinding to a halt—this unprecedented cyberattack became a national emergency with global implications.
Join Lieuwe Jan Koning as he unpacks the timeline, impact, and lessons learned from this catastrophic event. Discover the vulnerabilities that allowed this to happen, the strategies used by Conti, and how governments and organizations worldwide can prepare for such sophisticated cyber threats.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

✔️ The inner workings of the Conti ransomware group
✔️ How critical infrastructure became a target
✔️ The economic and societal ripple effects of a national cyberattack
✔️ Best practices for defending against ransomware threats

🔒 Who Should Watch?

↠ Cybersecurity experts
↠ IT professionals
↠ Government leaders
↠ Business executives
↠ Anyone passionate about protecting digital assets and critical systems

🚀 Don’t miss this in-depth analysis of one of the most talked-about ransomware attacks in recent history! Subscribe now to Threat Talks for more cutting-edge discussions on cybersecurity, threat intelligence, and digital defense strategies.

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Show Notes

🌎 Conti Attack on Costa Rica: When Ransomware Halts a Nation 🌎

What happens when a ransomware group attacks an entire country? In this Threat Talk, we dive deep into the Conti ransomware attack that crippled the Costa Rican government. From healthcare systems shutting down to unpaid government salaries and even tax collection grinding to a halt—this unprecedented cyberattack became a national emergency with global implications.

Join Lieuwe Jan Koning as he unpacks the timeline, impact, and lessons learned from this catastrophic event. Discover the vulnerabilities that allowed this to happen, the strategies used by Conti, and how governments and organizations worldwide can prepare for such sophisticated cyber threats.


💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

  • ✔️ The inner workings of the Conti ransomware group
  • ✔️ How critical infrastructure became a target
  • ✔️ The economic and societal ripple effects of a national cyberattack
  • ✔️ Best practices for defending against ransomware threats


🔒 Who Should Watch?

  • ↠ Cybersecurity experts
  • ↠ IT professionals
  • ↠ Government leaders
  • ↠ Business executives
  • ↠ Anyone passionate about protecting digital assets and critical systems


🚀 Don’t miss this in-depth analysis of one of the most talked-about ransomware attacks in recent history! Subscribe now to Threat Talks for more cutting-edge discussions on cybersecurity, threat intelligence, and digital defense strategies.


👉 Support the channel: give us a like!

🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms.

► YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@ThreatTalks

► SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1SXUyUEndOeKYREvlAeD7E

► APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/threat-talks-your-gateway-to-cybersecurity-insights/id1725776520

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