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DII-2025-00148
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

Russian national and leader of Qakbot malware conspiracy indicted in long-running global ransomware scheme

Operation Endgame had teased the announcement earlier today in a video called, “My Happy Lie - Cortes.” Now the Department of Justice has issued the following press release about Rafailevich Gallyamov, aka “Cortes”...

22 May 2025 · Ransomware and extortion
22 May 2025
DII-2025-001486 sources ↓
Quick facts
Category
Ransomware and extortion
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
22 May 2025
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Ransomware and extortion

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
Russian national and leader of Qakbot malware conspiracy indicted in long-running global ransomware scheme
22 May 2025
justice.gov
indictment
justice.gov
complaint
justice.gov
disrupted the Qakbot botnet and malware
operation-endgame.com
Operation Endgame
justice.gov
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/divisions/national-security-division/qakbot-resources