German federal police (BKA) have publicly identified 31-year-old Russian Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin as 'UNKN' (UNKNOWN), the leader of the GandCrab and REvil ransomware gangs. Shchukin and co-conspirator Anatoly Kravchuk are accused of nearly $2 million euros in extortion and over 35 million euros in total economic damage across 130+ attacks in Germany between 2019 and 2021. GandCrab pioneered double extortion tactics before shutting down in 2019 after claiming $2 billion in victim payments, with REvil emerging as its successor. REvil became notorious for targeting large enterprises, culminating in the 2021 Kaseya supply chain attack before being dismantled after FBI infiltration. Shchukin is believed to currently reside in Russia.

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