US EditionGoodnight REvil and GandCrab? Police Think They've Identified Two of the Biggest Cybercrime Bosses Around
German police say the two suspects led GandCrab and REvil, which caused more than 35 million euros in damage and 130 extortion cases.
- The German Federal Criminal Police identified 31-year-old Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin and 43-year-old Anatoly Sergeevitsch Kravchuk as leaders of GandCrab and REvil ransomware operations active between 2019 and 2021.
- Following GandCrab's 2019 shutdown, REvil, also known as Sodinokibi, emerged using the same affiliate model and evolved into a feared machine targeting organizations with more than $100 million in annual revenues.
- Authorities stated the pair executed at least 130 cyberattacks against victims in Germany, extorting nearly $2 million euros and causing more than 35 million euros in total economic damage.
- Shchukin, who operated under the alias UNKNOWN, is believed to reside in Krasnodar, Russia, while investigators tracked cryptocurrency wallets containing more than $317,000 in illicit funds.
- These groups pioneered double extortion tactics, including the Kaseya hack that impacted more than 1,500 businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies across the supply chain.
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Germany Doxes “UNKN,” Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab
An elusive hacker who went by the handle “UNKN” and ran the early Russian ransomware groups GandCrab and REvil now has a name and a face. Authorities in Germany say 31-year-old Russian Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin headed both cybercrime gangs and helped carry out at least 130 acts of computer sabotage and extortion against victims across the country between 2019 and 2021. Shchukin was named as UNKN (a.k.a. UNKNOWN) in an advisory published by the…
REvil Ransomware Gang Leader Identified By Germany
German authorities have named a key figure behind some of the most notorious ransomware operations in recent years, linking a real identity to the REvil ransomware gang and its predecessor, the GandCrab ransomware network. According to Germany’s Federal Criminal Police (BKA), a 31-year-old Russian national, Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin, has been identified as the individual operating under the alias “UNKN” or “UNKNOWN.” Investigators say he led b…
German police unmask two suspects linked to REvil ransomware gang
The suspects were named as Daniil Shchukin, a 31-year-old Russian national believed to have used the alias UNKN (UNKNOWN), and Anatoly Kravchuk, a 43-year-old Ukraine-born Russian citizen who investigators say worked as a developer for the group.
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