German law enforcement has publicly identified the alleged mastermind behind two of the most destructive ransomware families in recent history. Authorities named 31-year-old Russian national Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin as the operator behind the alias “UNKN,” who they say directed the GandCrab and REvil cybercrime syndicates.
According to authorities in Germany, Shchukin is linked to at least 130 acts of computer sabotage and extortion targeting German organizations between 2019 and 2021.

