Ukrainian national pleads guilty in connection with Conti ransomware (opens in new tab)

A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with the deployment of Conti ransomware, which targeted more than 1,000 victims worldwide. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 44-year-old Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko joined the Conti conspiracy in or around September 2021 and possessed data stolen from eight U.S. victims and four overseas victims. “Lytvynenko further admitted to joining a team run by a Conti conspirator during which time Lytvyne...