Latvian national sentenced for ransomware attacks run by former Conti leaders

A Latvian national, Deniss Zolotarjovs, was sentenced to 102 months in prison for participating in a multi-year ransomware extortion campaign run by former Conti leaders and associated aliases (Conti, Karakurt, Royal, Akira, etc.). The crew extorted nearly $16 million in confirmed ransoms, caused hundreds of millions in estimated losses, disrupted critical services (including a 911 system), and leaked sensitive data—at one point disseminating pediatric health records to victims and patients.