Police have carried out raids against two members of a ransomware group known as “Black Basta” in Ukraine , and issued an arrest warrant for its Russian head, German prosecutors said Thursday. The group is accused of using malware to encrypt systems and then demanding money to restore them. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Between March 2022 and February 2025, its members extorted hundreds of millions of euros from around 600 companies and public