# Vitaly Kovalev

> As of 2026-07-14, Vitaly Kovalev is a Russia-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 1 threat spanning ransomware. Also known as Trickbot-Conti Syndicate.

- **Nation:** Russia
- **Tracked threats:** 1
- **Categories:** RANSOMWARE
- **Also known as:** Trickbot-Conti Syndicate
- **As of:** 2026-07-14

## Tracked threats

- [US/EU/UK Sanction Vitaly Kovalev ("Stern"), Trickbot/Conti Administrator Linked to $300M+ in Ransomware Payments](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1314) — HIGH

## Full data

Infrastructure, IOC values and detection queries (Splunk SPL / Microsoft KQL / Sigma) require the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Vitaly%20Kovalev