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Unidentified individual known as "Brain"

Also known as: Brain

Publicly wanted

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

Alleged operator of Radar/Dispossessor.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

  • Alleged operator of the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware group, publicly identified only by this alias.
  • Believed to be located in Europe; not arrested as of the takedown.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 1 action across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

Recorded role
operator of Radar/Dispossessor
Group segment
Core operator
Charging authority
Not recorded
Charging jurisdiction
Not recorded
Case number
Not published
Latest recorded action
Publicly wanted, August 2024
Nationality
Not established
Country of residence
Not established

Sources

Every claim on this person's pages traces to one of the entries below.

Official announcements come first, then the reporting that supports individual details.

1 source cited across 1 recorded action

  1. [1]
    Radar/Dispossessor ransomware infrastructure disabled

    US DOJ / FBI Cleveland, August 12, 2024 Prosecutor release Source grade S2

    Establishes the disabling of Radar/Dispossessor infrastructure across the US, UK, and Germany, and the 'Brain' alias for the alleged operator.

    No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

Coverage note. Nothing on this page rests on an uncited claim. Where a source is silent on an outcome, this entry leaves the outcome unstated rather than inferring one. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified.