Conti Hacker Who Built Malware and Attacked Victims Gets Four-Year Sentence
Ukrainian lawyer and Conti malware developer Oleksii Lytvynenko was sentenced to four years in U.S. prison for wire fraud conspiracy tied to Conti ransomware.
Lytvynenko, 44, admitted coding a loader for Conti and holding stolen data from eight U.S. and four overseas victims; prosecutors linked his actions to attacks on at least 12 companies. Conti infected more than 1,000 organizations across 47 U.S. states and 31 countries between 2020 and 2022, with victim payouts exceeding $150 million. Arrested in County Cork in July 2023 with Cobalt Strike running and an active Rocket.Chat session over Tor, forensic evidence showed his ransomware activity continued after Conti's 2022 collapse.
- Four-year sentence for wire fraud conspiracy; charge carried a 20-year maximum.
- Conti infected 1,000+ organizations with victim payouts exceeding $150 million.
- Coded a loader and possessed stolen data from 12 victims.
- Extradited from Ireland in October 2025; four other Conti conspirators indicted in 2023.
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Ukrainian lawyer and Conti malware developer Oleksii Lytvynenko was sentenced to four years in U. S. prison for ransomware attacks.
By Pierluigi Paganini · securityaffairs.com
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