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Germany names the REvil hacker, Freemasons on murder trial, and 5,000 queen ants seized at the airport

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Apr 07, 2026
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Photo: Mark Frauenfelder

Happy Tuesday! Germany named the 31-year-old behind REvil and GandCrab ransomware — two of the most destructive cybercrime operations of the last decade — and he’s been in Russia the whole time. In France, 22 Freemasons (including active intelligence agents) went on trial for commissioning a hit via a €70,000 contract. Smugglers …

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