The Record reports:
A Ukrainian national accused of launching ransomware attacks on behalf of the Conti group appeared in a U.S. court on Thursday after being extradited from Ireland.
Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko is facing several charges related to his suspected involvement with the Conti ransomware gang, which attacked hundreds of organizations globally before disbanding in 2022.
The 43-year-old was indicted in 2023 on computer fraud conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy charges. If convicted, he is facing a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison.
Lytvynenko was arrested at his home in Cork, Ireland, by the country’s Garda Síochána national police in July 2023 at the request of U.S. authorities.
U.S. prosecutors accuse Lytvynenko of being a Conti operator from 2020 to June 2022, infecting dozens of computers and networks before demanding ransoms.
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