Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-01-17 12:00 PST
- Black Basta Ransomware Leader Added to EU Most Wanted and INTERPOL Red Notice
The Hacker News • 2026-01-17 08:26 • thehackernews.com
Ukrainian and German law enforcement authorities have identified two Ukrainians suspected of working for the Russia-linked ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group Black Basta.
In addition, the group’s alleged leader, a 35-year-old Russian national named Oleg Evgenievich Nefedov (Нефедов Олег Евгеньевич), has been added to the European Union’s Most Wanted and INTERPOL’s Red Notice lists, authorities
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/black-basta-ransomware-hacker-leader.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
