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Ukrainian national Oleksii Lytvynenko pleaded guilty in the U.S. for his role in Conti ransomware attacks targeting victims worldwide. Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko (44), a Ukrainian national extradited from Ireland to the U.S., has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his involvement in the Conti ransomware operation. Prosecutors said he helped conduct attacks […]

A Ukrainian national extradited from Ireland to the United States last year has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges tied to the Conti ransomware operation. [...]

Oleksii Lytvynenko, a 44-year-old Ukrainian national, admitted to joining the prolific cybercrime group in 2021. Officials said he engaged in cybercrime up until his arrest in Ireland in 2023. The post Conti ransomware group member pleads guilty, faces up to 20 years in prison appeared first on CyberScoop.

Also, Medusa Ransomware, Grafana Flaw, German Political Party BreachThis week, German police unmasked a REvil leader, a critical Docker flaw, Medusa ransomware surged, DPRK hackers abused GitHub, Grafana AI bugs enabled data theft, scams hit $20B in the United States, Ivanti exploited and attacks hit Northern Ireland schools and a German political party.

Ukrainian national Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko has appeared in a US court in connection with Conti ransomware charges

A Ukrainian national believed to be a member of the Conti ransomware operation has been extradited to the United States and faces charges that could get him 25 years in prison. [...]

The attack is believed to have been committed by Conti ransomware gang

A threat brief published by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday paints a grim picture of how Ireland's health service, the HSE, was overwhelmed and had 80% of its systems encrypted during last year's Conti ransomware attack. [...]