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#10 SecurityWeek general September 11, 2026 at 11:29 UTC

Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in US Prison

By Eduard Kovacs

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Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, a Ukrainian national and Conti ransomware developer, was sentenced to four years in US prison after his 2023 arrest in Ireland for ransomware attacks carried out between 2021 and 2022. The Conti group was responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in ransom payments before its dissolution, and this sentencing represents continued international law enforcement action against its members. The case demonstrates the long-tail legal consequences facing ransomware developers even years after group disbandment.

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