Reportseverity: Low2023-11-21
Russian outlet Gazeta.ru names Killnet leader Killmilk as Nikolai Serafimov
published by The Record (Recorded Future News)
Actor
Pro-Russia hacktivist collective; brand reorganized multiple times since its emergence around January 2022. Conducts performative DDoS against Western government, healthcare, and airport sites timed…
Summary
Russian media outlet Gazeta.ru published a report identifying Killmilk, the public leader of the Killnet collective, as a 30-year-old Russian citizen named Nikolai Serafimov, citing other hacktivists and an unnamed law-enforcement source. The Record from Recorded Future News reported the disclosure and noted it could not independently verify the identification. The exposure was followed weeks later by a Telegram post in which Killmilk announced he was 'retiring' from Killnet and handing leadership to Deanon Club.
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Primary source
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