A Ukrainian national has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in the Conti ransomware operation, which deployed ransomware against over 1,000 victims globally. The individual joined the conspiracy in September 2021 and was in possession of data stolen from multiple victims. This article is a brief legal update and does not contain technical details on a specific vulnerability, attack vector, or patch information.
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 Lytvynenko was … More → The post Ukrainian national pleads guilty in connection with Conti ransomware appeared first on Help Net Security .