Nefilim and Hive affiliate sentenced to 70 months in US
Original title: Serial ransomware crook gets 70 months behind bars for Nefilim, Hive roles
Ukrainian Artem Stryzhak was arrested in Spain in June 2024, extradited in April 2025, and allegedly hit about seven Hive victims.
A New York federal court sentenced Ukrainian Artem Stryzhak to 70 months for working as an affiliate of the Nefilim and Hive ransomware operations. Prosecutors say he joined Nefilim around June 2021 from Barcelona, agreed to pay operators 20 percent of ransoms, and was also one of Hive's earliest affiliates, using it against about seven victims. Alleged Nefilim boss Volodymyr Tymoshchuk remains at large, and the Justice Department is publicizing rewards of up to $11 million.
Unconfirmed: The $100 million damage figure and Hive's roughly 1,500 claimed victims are not limited to Stryzhak's alleged attacks.
- He agreed to give Nefilim operators a 20 percent cut of ransoms.
- Tymoshchuk preferred targets in the US, Canada and Australia.
- Revenue guidance rose from over $100 million to over $200 million a year.
- The FBI attributed more than $100 million in damages to the groups, not him alone.
- Spanish police arrested him in June 2024; extradition followed in April 2025.
- Organizations
- FBIUS Department of Justice
- Countries
- UkraineSpainUnited States
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2 min read at theregister.comArtem Stryzhak joined both gangs, which targeted businesses and a hospital during the pandemic
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