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Ukrainian National Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy in Connection with Conti Ransomware
Following his extradition from Ireland, Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 44, a Ukrainian national, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a conspiracy to deploy Conti, a ransomware variant that infected more than 1,000 computers and networks worldwide.
What happened
According to U.S. Department of Justice’s source item, Ukrainian National Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy in Connection with Conti Ransomware, Following his extradition from Ireland, Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 44, a Ukrainian national, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a conspiracy to deploy Conti, a ransomware variant that infected more than 1,000 computers and networks worldwide.
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- Ukrainian National Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy in Connection with Conti RansomwareU.S. Department of Justice - 2026-06-12T12:00:00+00:00
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