Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Karlsruhe - PM vom 30.03.2026 The Cybercrime Center and the Baden-Württemberg State Office of Criminal Investigation have identified the alleged leader and alleged programmer behind the GandCrab and REvil ransomware groups and issued international arrest warrants. Both suspects are accused of organizing and developing ransomware operations linked to attacks including the 2019 incident against the Württemberg State Theatres; the case was built using cryptocurrency transaction analysis and broad international cooperation. #GandCrab #REvil

Authorities in Germany have issued international arrest warrants for the alleged leader and programmer behind GandCrab and REvil ransomware groups, linked to major attacks including the 2019 Württemberg State Theatres case. #RansomwareCrime #CryptoAnalysis

Yanluowang ransomware access broker gets 81 months in prison Aleksey Olegovich Volkov pleaded guilty to acting as an initial access broker and was sentenced to 81 months in prison for selling corporate network access to the Yanluowang ransomware operation. Federal investigators recovered chat logs, stolen data, and financial records linking Volkov to roughly $1.5 million in ransom proceeds and ordered restitution and forfeiture exceeding $9.16 million. #Yanluowang #AlekseyVolkov

Aleksey Volkov, aka "chubaka.kor," sentenced to 81 months for brokering access to Yanluowang ransomware, targeting 8+ US firms and linked to $1.5M in ransoms. Restitution and forfeiture exceed $9.16M. #Yanluowang #RansomwareCrime #USA