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Ukrainian Ransomware Fugitive Added to Europe’s Most Wanted

A 28-year-old Ukrainian has been added to a list of Europe’s most wanted fugitives for alleged participation in LockerGoga ransomware attacks. Volodymyr Tymoshchuk is said to have deployed the ransomware against hundreds of victim companies between 2018 and 2020, causing more than $18bn in damages worldwide. Most notably, he is being pegged for the 2019 attack on Norwegian aluminium giant, Norsk Hydro, which the company estimated cost it NOK 300-350 million (£26-40m, $35-41m at the time) in the first week alone. Europol said that Tymoshchuk’s unmasking had come after a lengthy, complex and coordinated operation involving law enforcement France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Ukraine, the UK and the US, together with Europol and Eurojust. After previous arrests,…

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Sep 11, 2025
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