Coverage from Krebs on Security indicates that German authorities have identified a key figure behind two notorious ransomware operations, GandCrab and REvil. The individual, identified as 31-year-old Russian Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin, is believed to have led these groups and been responsible for at least 130 acts of computer sabotage and extortion.Shchukin, also known online as UNKN or UNKNOWN, allegedly headed GandCrab and REvil, pioneering the double extortion tactic. This method involves demanding payment to unlock encrypted systems and an additional sum to prevent the public release of stolen data. German authorities, including the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), linked Shchukin and another Russian national, Anatoly Sergeevitsch Kravchuk, to approximately 2 million euros in extorted funds and over 35 million euros in total economic damage across two dozen cyberattacks between 2019 and 2021.Shchukin’s alleged involvement was also noted in a U.S. Justice Department filing seeking the seizure of cryptocurrency linked to REvil’s activities, which reportedly contained over $317,000.Source: Krebs on Security
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