Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin has been identified by the German Federal Criminal Police (BKA) as the alleged mastermind behind the GandCrab and REvil ransomware operations, which ran from early 2019 to mid-2021. The BKA says Shchukin led roughly 130 extortion attempts that caused over $40 million in damages and included at least 25 ransom payments totaling more than $2 million. #GandCrab #REvil
Keypoints
- BKA named Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin as the alleged leader of GandCrab and REvil.
- Shchukin is accused of about 130 extortion attempts, with 25 paid ransoms exceeding $2 million.
- The operations are estimated to have caused over $40 million in damages.
- GandCrab and REvil operated as ransomware-as-a-service, and REvil’s servers were later seized with several arrests made.
- Shchukin, known by aliases such as Oneiilk2 and UNKN, is believed to be residing in Russia.
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