Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
A Common Vision for Cybersecurity: Discussion
Mr. Pat Larkin:
They are in Russia. Apparently, they were a cybercrime group, but, as soon as the Ukraine war emerged, these guys swore allegiance to the Russian state. Cybercriminals exist hand in glove in a very nefarious relationship, as perhaps independent or non-attributable entities, generating revenue and return for the actors in that case. Yet, in many cases, they are closely aligned with national security and geopolitical agendas. Unquestionably, there is a close relationship between Conti and the Russian state. There is a published report that identified the timelines, what occurred, etc., in the HSE. Again, that is being amplified by what is happening in Ukraine and the geopolitical-----
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