{"id":211804,"date":"2026-05-11T02:45:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/germany-doxes-unkn-head-of-ru-ransomware-gangs-revil-gandcrab-krebs-on-security\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T02:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:45:07","slug":"germany-doxes-unkn-head-of-ru-ransomware-gangs-revil-gandcrab-krebs-on-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/germany-doxes-unkn-head-of-ru-ransomware-gangs-revil-gandcrab-krebs-on-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany Doxes \u201cUNKN,\u201d Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab \u2013 Krebs on Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2026\/04\/germany-doxes-unkn-head-of-ru-ransomware-gangs-revil-gandcrab\/\">Germany Doxes \u201cUNKN,\u201d Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab \u2013 Krebs on Security<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2026\/04\/germany-doxes-unkn-head-of-ru-ransomware-gangs-revil-gandcrab\/\">https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2026\/04\/germany-doxes-unkn-head-of-ru-ransomware-gangs-revil-gandcrab\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-06 03:46:45<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"krebsonsecurity.com\">krebsonsecurity.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><br \/>\nGerman authorities have identified and unmasked \u201cUNKN\u201d (actually Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin) as the mastermind behind two formidable ransomware groups, GandCrab and REvil, known for orchestrating numerous extortion attacks globally. Shchukin, born in 1992, led these operations that generated a staggering $2 million in extortion fees while causing over 35 million euros in damage. His role at the helm of ransomware development introduced the \u201cdouble extortion\u201d model that combined unlocking victims\u2019 data with threatening to leak their stolen information if demands were not met. Notably, Shchukin\u2019s identity as UNKN was revealed through a U.S. Justice Department filing detailing the seizure of cryptocurrency linked to REvil&#8217;s earnings. This unveiling underscores a significant victory in cybercriminal tracking and serves as a warning regarding the sophistication and global impact of cybercrimes orchestrated by individuals like Shchukin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin, masquerading as UNKN, was the mastermind behind major ransomware groups GandCrab and REvil.<\/li>\n<li>Shchukin orchestrated over 130 cyberattacks between 2019 and 2021, extorting nearly $2 million and causing more than 35 million euros in damages.<\/li>\n<li>GandCrab introduced the \u201cdouble extortion\u201d technique which demanded ransoms twice, once for unlocking systems and again to prevent data release.<\/li>\n<li>Authorities connected Shchukin to \u201cGer0in,\u201d an earlier active figure in Russian cybercriminal forums, suggesting a long history and evolution in cybercrime tactics.<\/li>\n<li>Shchukin&#8217;s identification was confirmed through a combination of image matching, investigation ties to cryptocurrency transactions, and international collaboration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany Doxes \u201cUNKN,\u201d Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab \u2013 Krebs on Security https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2026\/04\/germany-doxes-unkn-head-of-ru-ransomware-gangs-revil-gandcrab\/&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":211806,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shchukin-kravchuk.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-211804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211804"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211804"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":211807,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211804\/revisions\/211807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}