Germany Doxes “UNKN,” Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, Gand Crab
Summary: Germany's Federal Criminal Police (BKA) named 31-year-old Russian Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin as "UNKN," the alleged head of the GandCrab and REvil ransomware groups, and said he helped carry out at least 130 acts of computer sabotage and extortion in Germany between 2019 and 2021. The BKA said Shchukin and 43-year-old Anatoly Sergeevitsch Kravchuk extorted nearly 2 million euros across two dozen cyberattacks that caused more than 35 million euros in total economic damage.
What's compelling: GandCrab shut down in May 2019 claiming more than $2 billion extorted, and REvil grew from it into a big-game-hunting operation that hit Kaseya over the July 4, 2021 weekend, affecting IT operations for more than 1,500 businesses, nonprofits and government agencies. The BKA says Shchukin is presumed to be in Russia, so the name and face are public while the alleged operator remains beyond reach.
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