International operation to catch Ransomware leader
International law enforcement agencies have increased their search for individuals linked to the Black Basta ransomware campaign. Agencies confirmed that the suspected leader of the Russia-based Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group has been put in the EU’s and Interpol’s Most Wanted list and Red Notice respectively. German and Ukrainian officials have found two more suspects working from Ukraine.
As per the notice, German Federal Criminal Police (BKA) and Ukrainian National Police collaborated to find members of a global hacking group linked with Russia.
About the operation
The agencies found two Ukrainians who had specific roles in the criminal structure of Black Basta Ransomware. Officials named the gang’s alleged organizer as Oleg Evgenievich Nefedov from Russia. He is wanted internationally. German law enforcement agencies are after him because of “extortion in an especially serious case, formation and leadership of a criminal organization, and other criminal offenses.”
According to German prosecutors, Nefedov was the ringleader and primary decision-maker of the group that created and oversaw the Black Basta ransomware. under several aliases, such as tramp, tr, AA, Kurva, Washingt0n, and S.Jimmi. He is thought to have created and established the malware known as Black Basta.
The Ukrainian National Police described how the German BKA collaborated with domestic cyber police of
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