Conti ransomware gang member sentenced to 4 years in prison

A Ukrainian national, Oleksii Lytvynenko, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years in prison for his role in Conti ransomware attacks from 2020–2022, admitting involvement as an intruder and developer (including coding a malware loader) and handling stolen data from multiple victims; the report also outlines Conti's evolution from Ryuk/TrickBot, its global impact (over 1,000 victims and more than $150M in ransom payments), subsequent fragmentation into other ransomware groups, and related law enforcement actions and sanctions.