June 2nd, 2025
The Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany (BKA) has identified Vitaly Nikolaevich Kovalev as the alleged leader of the Trickbot and Conti cybercrime gangs, known for using various malware variants including Ryuk and Diavol, and for infecting hundreds of thousands of systems worldwide to obtain significant funds. This identification follows leaks like TrickLeaks and ContiLeaks which exposed Kovalev's leadership and contributed to Conti's shutdown. In a related effort under Operation Endgame, international law enforcement took down AVCheck, a service cybercriminals used to test malware…
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