Conti ransomware gang member sentenced to 4 years in prison
US court sentences Ukrainian Conti ransomware member Oleksii Lytvynenko to four years; the gang extorted over $150M from 1,000+ victims.
Ukrainian national Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 44, was sentenced to four years in prison for his role in Conti ransomware attacks between 2021 and 2022, after being arrested by Irish police in July 2023 and extradited to the US. He pleaded guilty in June 2026 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, admitting he controlled stolen data from 12 victims and helped develop a loader used in the gang's double extortion attacks. Per the DOJ, Conti attacked more than 1,000 victims across 47 US states and 31 foreign countries, with victim payouts exceeding $150 million as of January 2022. Conti shut down in 2022 and later split into groups including BlackCat, Black Basta, Hive and Quantum.
- Lytvynenko admitted controlling stolen data of 8 US and 4 overseas victims, harming at least 12 companies.
- Conti attacked 1,000+ victims in 47 US states and 31 countries, collecting over $150 million in ransoms.
- He joined in September 2021 as intruder and developer, coding a loader for double extortion attacks.
- Conti shut down in 2022 and split into BlackCat, Black Basta, Hive, Quantum and other groups.
- Seven TrickBot/Conti members were sanctioned in 2023 after the ContiLeaks and TrickLeaks chat leaks.
- Vendors
- US Department of JusticeFBI
- Threat actors
- ContiTrickBotRyukBlackCatBlack Basta
- Organizations
- US Department of JusticeFBIAn Garda Síochána
- Countries
- UkraineIrelandUnited States
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A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in Conti ransomware attacks between 2021 and 2022. [...]
By Sergiu Gatlan · bleepingcomputer.com
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