German police identify TrickBot and Conti ransomware leader "Stern" as Vitaly Nikolaevich Kovalev, believed to be in Russia and shielded from extradition (Wired)

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German police identify TrickBot and Conti ransomware leader "Stern" as Vitaly Nikolaevich Kovalev, believed to be in Russia and shielded from extradition (Wired)

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