Interpol-Wanted Cybercrime Suspect Was Adviser to Russia’s ‘New People’ Leader, Report Says
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German police call Vitaly Kovalev a founder of Trickbot, the hacking group whose ransomware hit U.S. hospitals. New People had him on its Duma candidate list before dropping him in July.
The New People party placed Vitaly Kovalev, a 38-year-old wanted by Interpol for organizing a criminal enterprise, on its federal candidate list for the State Duma elections.
The 38-year-old Vitaly Kovalev, wanted by Interpol for cybercrime, is surrounded by the Vice-Speaker of the State Duma from "But...
German police call Vitaly Kovalev a founder of Trickbot, the hacking group whose ransomware hit U.S. hospitals. New People had him on its Duma candidate list before dropping him in July. | #ransomware | #cybercrime - National Cyber Security Consulting
The New People party placed Vitaly Kovalev, a 38-year-old wanted by Interpol for organizing a criminal enterprise, on its federal candidate list for the State Duma elections. Kovalev was initially included in regional group No. 18, covering Kalmykia and the Volgograd and Astrakhan regions. He was removed from the list, however, before the Central Election Commission certified the candidate lists in July. […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS …
The U.S. Ministry of Finance claimed he was linked to Russian intelligence services on September 17, 2026.
Vitaly Kovalev, who is wanted by the German authorities in the case of the Conti hacker group, works as an adviser to Vladislav Davankov, Deputy Speaker of the State Duma, ASTRA noted. Davankov himself mentioned Kovalev on his telegram channel. 🔵 Participation in elections. The “New People” nominated Kovalev on the federal list for the elections to the State Duma. However, back in July, when the list was certified, it was deleted. He is current…
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