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The United States offers 11 million dollars for the capture of a Ukrainian hacker expert in Ramsomware

Published on September 17, 2025

The United States offers a reward of 11 million dollars for the capture of Ukrainian hacker Volodymyr Viktorovich Tymoshchuk, also known as Deadforz, Boba, MSFV and Farnetwork His participation in ransomware programs that extorted more than 250 companies in the United States and hundreds of more worldwide, which caused the total interruption of commercial operations until they could recover or restore encrypted data were imputed to him. Between December 2018 and October 2021, Tymoshchuk used the Lockergoga, Megacortex and Nephilim ransomware variants to encrypt computer networks in countries around the world, including the Eastern District of New York, the United States, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. These attacks caused millionaire losses, including damage to the computer systems of the victims, repair costs and ransomware payments to the authors.The authors used to customize the executable file of the ransomware (the file responsible for encryption) for each victim.If the victim paid the rescue, the authors sent a tool that allowed him to decipher the blocked computer files. We recommend anti -tabaco law: an example of the limitation of public freedoms Subsequently, between July 20 and October 2021, Tymoshchuk was one of the Nephilim Ransomware strain administrators.One of his bought, Artem Stryzhak, who was extradited from Spain, faces positions in the Eastern District of New York In September 2022, as part of an international coordinated effort against the Lockergoga and Megacortex ransomware, the deciphering keys associated with these variants were made available to the public through the "project not more ransomware", an initiative for ransomware victims to decipher their computers without paying a rescue.