Ukrainian pleads guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in Conti ransomware attacks on over 1,000 victims
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Sinisa Markovic
Crusty in the right places. Worth the chew.
Summary
Ukrainian national Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 44, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in the Conti ransomware operation, which targeted over 1,000 victims worldwide. Lytvynenko joined the conspiracy in September 2021, possessed stolen data from 12 victims (8 U.S., 4 overseas), and worked on coding a malware 'loader' under direction from a Conti conspirator.
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· 3 pulledLytvynenko further admitted to joining a team run by a Conti conspirator during which time Lytvynenko was directed to work on coding a 'loader,' which is typically a type of malware
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.
Lytvynenko joined the Conti conspiracy in or around September 2021 and possessed data stolen from eight U.S. victims and four overseas victims.
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