German police identify Russian leaders of notorious ransomware gangs

German authorities have uncovered the identities of two Russian nationals as key figures behind the GandCrab and REvil ransomware gangs. Federal Police officials confirmed that Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin, 31, and Anatoly Sergeevitsch Kravchuk, 43, led the operations responsible for hundreds of cyber extortion cases. Between 2019 and 2021, their attacks on German companies resulted in over $40 million in damages, with victims paying at least $2.2 million in ransom. Shchukin, known online by alia