Ukrainian lawyer's second career as a Conti coder earns him 4 years behind bars

A Ukrainian lawyer-turned-malware developer, Oleksii Lytvynenko (handle "henry"), pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in the Conti ransomware operation and was sentenced to four years after extradition from Ireland. Court documents state he developed a malware loader, possessed stolen data from multiple victims (including eight U.S. victims reporting over $1.5M in losses), received Bitcoin payments tied to victim extortion, and continued malicious activity using tools such as Cobalt Strike and Tor-connected messaging even after Conti disbanded.