Western Hackers Used Russia's Own Ransomware Against It In Cyberattack on Roscosmos: Report

One of the hacked Russian file's source code was made up of 66 per cent "of the same code as that of Conti", which is a Russian cybercrime ransomware.

Nearly a month after a cyberattack on Russia's space agency Roscosmos, it has been revealed that the hackers used Kremlin's own medicine against them.  JUST IN: Hacking group 'NB65', affiliated with #Anonymous has shut down the Control Center of the Russian Space Agency 'Roscosmos'. #Russia has no more control over their own Spy-Satelites. #OpRussia#OpKremlin#FreeUkraine#FckPutinpic.twitter.com/1iZBDN48rw The information of these scammers and petty swindlers is not true. All our space activity control centers are operating normally. https://t.co/MY0qzlLqCI

According to The Telegraph, hackers linked to Anonymous - Network Battalion 65 or NB65 - had revealed last month that they had stolen a bunch of files from the Roscosmos. They had stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin “no longer has control over spy satellites”. To prove that they had the files, the group even shared a tweet that claimed to be Russian space agency's server information. 

Now, a month later, some of the files that were downloaded from the server and uploaded to the internet have been analysed. Citing Intezer Analyze, The Telegraph reported that one file's source code was made up of 66 per cent “of the same code as that of Conti”, which is a Russian cybercrime ransomware that caused havoc on IT systems across the globe.