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Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in US Prison

A United States court sentenced Ukrainian national Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko to four years in prison this week for his role in the Conti ransomware operation.

Lytvynenko, 44, was arrested in Ireland in 2023 and extradited to the United States in late 2025.

He pleaded guilty to wire fraud in June 2026, admitting to helping the Conti group develop malware and possessing stolen victim data. He faced up to 20 years in prison.

Authorities initially indicated that the Ukrainian man worked with the Conti group between 2020 and 2022, when the operation was shut down. However, at his guilty plea, Lytvynenko admitted joining the cybercrime gang in September 2021.

Lytvynenko helped the group develop a malware loader, but investigators also found victim data in his possession, suggesting that he may have also participated in the actual ransomware attacks.

Investigators determined that Lytvynenko remained involved in ransomware attacks even after the...

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