Ukrainian national pleads guilty to role in Conti ransomware operation

Oleksii Lytvynenko, 44, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in Conti ransomware attacks between 2021 and 2022. He admitted to possessing stolen data from 12 victims and working on a malware loader for the group. Conti targeted over 1,000 organizations globally and collected more than $150 million in ransoms.