Cops in Germany have found cybercrime gang leader
The Federal Criminal Police of Journey “BKA” has claimed that Stern, the leader of TrickBot and Conti cybercrime gangs, is Vitaly Nikolaevich Kovalev, a 36-year-old Russian.
According to BKA, he is suspected of founding the ‘TrickBot’ group, aka ‘Wizard Spider. ‘ This was part of Operation Endgame, a collaborative global crackdown against malware infrastructure and hackers behind it. The gang used TrickBot and other malware, such as SystemBC, Bazarloader, Ryuk, Diavol, Conti, and IcedID.
Most wanted in Germany
According to Interpol, Kovalev is wanted in Germany. He is charged with being the mastermind of an unnamed criminal gang.
This is not the first time Kovalev has been charged with participating in a cybercrime organization. In 2023, he was one of seven Russians charged in the US for their connections to the Conti and TrickBot cybercrime gangs.
At that time, he was only charged as a senior member of the TrickBot gang using the aliases “Bergen,” “Ben,” “Bentley,” and “Alex Konor.”
Leaks led to the identification
The sanctions were announced after massive information leaks from Conti and TrickBot members called
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