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🔎 Ukrainian and German law enforcement raided residences in Lviv and Ivano‑Frankivsk on 15 January, seizing digital storage devices and cryptocurrency assets linked to two suspected members of the Black Basta ransomware group. Investigators say the men acted as 'hash crackers,' extracting passwords to escalate access, steal data and deploy ransomware across corporate networks. The operation involved the Ukrainian National Police and Germany's BKA and formed part of a wider international probe coordinated by Europol. Authorities also identified alleged founder Oleg Evgenievich Nefedov, who has been placed on Europol’s EU Most Wanted and Interpol Red Notice lists.

🔎 German federal and Frankfurt internet-crime authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the alleged leader of the Black Basta ransomware group after searching residences in Ukraine and seizing evidence. The gang is accused of compromising networks, stealing sensitive data, encrypting systems and extorting payments from over 100 German victims between March 2022 and February 2025. Authorities say the group obtained more than €20 million in Germany and targeted companies, hospitals and public bodies.

🚨 Ukrainian and German authorities have identified two Ukrainians allegedly working for the Russia-linked ransomware-as-a-service group Black Basta, while the group's suspected leader, 35-year-old Russian national Oleg Evgenievich Nefedov, has been added to the EU Most Wanted and INTERPOL Red Notice lists. Investigators say the suspects acted as "hash crackers," extracting credentials used to breach corporate networks and deploy ransomware. Searches in Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv yielded digital storage devices and cryptocurrency assets. Black Basta emerged in April 2022 and is linked to attacks on more than 500 organizations and hundreds of millions in illicit cryptocurrency profits.

🚨 German and Ukrainian authorities have identified Oleg Evgenievich Nefedov as the leader of the Black Basta ransomware group and added him to Europol's 'Most Wanted' and Interpol's 'Red Notice' lists. Raids in the Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv regions targeted two alleged members who specialized in initial access, hash cracking and privilege escalation, and yielded seized digital storage and cryptocurrency assets. Black Basta, linked to the defunct Conti syndicate, has been tied to more than 600 incidents worldwide affecting major organizations.

🔒 The ICO fined Capita £14 million after a March 2023 cyberattack that exposed personal information for 6.6 million people and hundreds of clients, including 325 pension providers. Attackers—claiming responsibility as Black Basta—gained access via a malicious file, remained in systems for 58 hours, exfiltrated almost 1TB, and deployed ransomware. The fine was reduced from an initial £45 million after Capita accepted liability and implemented remediation measures, including enhanced access controls and customer protections.