Conti ransomware crew member sentenced to four years in prison
Ukrainian national Oleksii Lytvynenko sentenced to four years in the US for his role in Conti ransomware attacks on at least 12 companies.
Oleksii Lytvynenko, 44, who pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison by the US Justice Department. He joined the Conti ransomware group in September 2021 as an intruder and malware developer, holding stolen data from 12 victims including eight US-based organizations, and prosecutors said co-conspirators extorted roughly $634,000 in Bitcoin from Tennessee victims including government entities. Conti attacked more than 1,000 organizations before disbanding in 2022, with members rebranding into Zeon, Black Basta, and Quantum/Royal/BlackSuit.
- Lytvynenko was arrested in Ireland in 2023 near a laptop running Cobalt Strike and extradited to the US in October 2025
- Co-conspirators extorted about $634,000 from two Tennessee victims, including a compromise involving a sheriff's department and local police
- Conti hit hundreds of critical infrastructure entities and Costa Rica's government, prompting a $10 million State Department reward
- Four alleged co-conspirators, including Maksim Galochkin and Mikhail Tsarev, were indicted in 2023
- Threat actors
- ContiZeonBlack BastaRoyalBlackSuit
- Malware
- Cobalt Strike
- Organizations
- US Department of JusticeFBI
- Countries
- United StatesUkraineIreland
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