Ukrainian Hive and Nefilim affiliate sentenced to 70 months
Original title: Ukrainian Hive and Nefilim Ransomware Affiliate Gets 70 Months in US Prison
Artem Stryzhak deployed Nefilim in 2021 and Hive against seven organizations, including healthcare and law firms.
A US court sentenced 36-year-old Ukrainian national Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak to 70 months for conspiracy to commit computer fraud. Arrested in Spain in June 2024 and extradited in April 2025, he pleaded guilty in December 2025. He was a Nefilim affiliate from June to October 2021 and an early Hive affiliate; some victims paid ransoms and received decryption keys. The FBI said the groups caused more than $100 million in losses. Administrator Volodymyr Tymoshchuk remains at large.
Unconfirmed: The FBI attributes more than $100 million in losses to the ransomware groups.
- He agreed to pay Nefilim administrators 20 percent of ransom proceeds.
- One Nefilim victim was an unnamed oil and gas transportation company.
- Hive hit over 1,500 victims worldwide between June 2021 and January 2023.
- The State Department offers up to $10 million for information on Tymoshchuk.
Impact: Encrypted victim files and ransom payments from targeted organizations
- Organizations
- FBIUS State Department
- Countries
- UkraineUnited StatesSpain
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