Leaked Black Basta Chats Suggest Russian Officials Aided Leader’s Escape from Armenia
Potential ties between the cybercriminal group and Russian officials have been shown by the recently released cache of internal conversation logs between members of the Black Basta ransomware campaign.
Over 200,000 communications from September 2023 to September 2024 were included in the leak, which was made public last month by @ExploitWhispers, a Telegram user.
Cybersecurity firm Trellix analyzed the messages and found that Oleg Nefedov (also known as GG or AA), the accused commander of Black Basta, may have gotten assistance from Russian authorities after being arrested in Yerevan, Armenia, in June 2024, which allowed him to flee three days later.
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