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Le autorità tedesche hanno identificato pubblicamente l'elusivo leader del ransomware noto come 'UNKN' come Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin, 31 anni. Questa attribuzione collega una persona reale alla leadership dei noti gruppi ransomware GandCrab e REvil, responsabili di almeno 130 atti di estorsione che hanno causato oltre 35 milioni di euro di danni economici. L'identità di Shchukin è stata confermata da dettagli quali età, nome e co-cospiratore, e corrisponde a un deposito del febbraio 2023 del Dipartimento di Giustizia degli Stati Uniti che mirava al sequestro di criptovalute legate ai proventi di REvil.
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German Police Unmask REvil Ransomware Leader
Shchukin is accused of extorting more than $2 million as the head of the GandCrab and REvil ransomware operations.
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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.
BKA Identifies REvil Leaders Behind 130 German Ransomware Attacks
BKA identified REvil leaders tied to 130 German attacks causing €35.4M damage, exposing key ransomware figures.
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.
Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-04-06