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Uncle Sam indicts alleged ransomware kingpin tied to $18B in damages

ID: e53c7a5a-41bd-5016-bcfe-0684b95df3cb

STIX ID: report--e53c7a5a-41bd-5016-bcfe-0684b95df3cb

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
90/100

Date Published: 2025-09-10

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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Executive summary: The report alleges that Ukrainian national Volodymyr Tymoshchuk masterminded three major ransomware operations (LockerGoga, MegaCortex, Nefilim) between 2018–2021 that targeted hundreds of organizations worldwide, causing an estimated $18 billion in damages, prompting a superseding indictment with multiple computer-intrusion charges and an $11 million US reward for information leading to his capture.

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