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#1 BleepingComputer general April 06, 2026 at 23:54 UTC

German authorities identify REvil and GangCrab ransomware bosses

By Bill Toulas

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German Federal Police (BKA) identified two Russian nationals as leaders of GandCrab and REvil ransomware operations: 31-year-old Daniil Shchukin (alias UNKN) and 43-year-old Anatoly Kravchuk, linking them to over 130 ransomware attacks in Germany between 2019-2021. This represents a major breakthrough in attributing leadership of two of the most destructive ransomware families that caused billions in damages globally.

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