Ukrainian hacker gets four years in US prison over Conti ransomware attacks

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Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, a Ukrainian national who joined the Conti ransomware operation in 2021 and participated in attacks on at least 12 companies, was sentenced to four years in a U.S. federal prison. Lytvynenko was arrested in Ireland in 2023; his sentencing marks continued DOJ action against Conti members following the group's 2022 shutdown after attacking over 1,000 victims worldwide.

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