German police identify TrickBot and Conti ransomware leader “Stern” as Vitaly Nikolaevich Kovalev, believed to be in Russia and shielded from extradition (Wired)

Wired:
German police identify TrickBot and Conti ransomware leader “Stern” as Vitaly Nikolaevich Kovalev, believed to be in Russia and shielded from extradition  —  The elusive boss of the Trickbot and Conti cybercriminal groups has been known only as “Stern.”