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Ransomware & Malware BleepingComputer 1 month ago

Conti ransomware gang member sentenced to 4 years in prison

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CyberNew Threat Research Desk
• Original Reporting: BleepingComputer
CyberNew Threat Intel Assessment
Assessed Severity: INFORMATIONAL
Impacted Surface
Enterprise Perimeter & Network Defense
Intelligence Sector
Ransomware & Malware

Analyst Takeaway

"A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in Conti ransomware attacks between 2021 and 2022. 44-year-old Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko was arrested by the Irish national police (An Garda Síochána) in July 2023 at the request of the United States and was extradited last year. Lytvynenko and his Conti accomplices deployed ransomware on victim networks in the..."

Recommended Defense & Mitigation

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Curated & Verified by CyberNew Threat Intelligence Desk Standard Defense Framework (NIST / MITRE ATT&CK)

Prison

A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in Conti ransomware attacks between 2021 and 2022.

44-year-old Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko was arrested by the Irish national police (An Garda Síochána) in July 2023 at the request of the United States and was extradited last year.

Lytvynenko and his Conti accomplices deployed ransomware on victim networks in the United States and abroad, stealing data and encrypting devices to extort Bitcoin ransom payments.

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