Ukrainian hacker gets four years in US prison over Conti ransomware attacks
Oleksii Lytvynenko was sentenced to four years in the US for his role in Conti ransomware attacks against 1,000+ victims.
Ukrainian national Oleksii Lytvynenko, 44, was sentenced to four years in a US prison for his role in the Conti ransomware operation, having pleaded guilty in June. He worked as a hacker and developer for Conti, personally targeting at least a dozen companies and building a malware loader, and stolen data from eight US victims and four others overseas was found in his accounts. Between 2020 and 2022, Conti attacked organizations across 47 US states and 31 countries, with the FBI estimating victims paid more than $150 million in ransoms by January 2022. Lytvynenko was arrested in Cork, Ireland in July 2023 and extradited after several years in Irish custody; four other alleged Conti members were charged in a separate September 2023 indictment.
- Sentenced to four years after pleading guilty to hacking and developer roles in the Conti ransomware operation.
- Stolen data from eight US victims and four overseas victims was recovered from his online accounts.
- Conti extorted over $150 million from victims across 47 US states and 31 countries.
- Arrested in Cork, Ireland in July 2023 at the US request and later extradited.
- Threat actors
- Conti
- Organizations
- US Department of JusticeFBI
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2 min read at therecord.mediaA Ukrainian national was sentenced to four years in a U. S. prison for his role in the notorious Conti ransomware operation, which targeted more than 1,000 victims worldwide before shutting down in 2022.
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