A Ukrainian national has pleaded guilty to his role in the Conti ransomware operation, one of the most prolific cybercrime campaigns in recent years. The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 44, admitted to participating in a conspiracy that deployed Conti ransomware against more than 1,000 victims worldwide, resulting in at least $150 million in ransom payments.

Lytvynenko entered his guilty plea after being extradited from Ireland to the United States. He pleaded guilty to participating in a wire fraud conspiracy connected to the ransomware scheme that targeted organizations across the United States and dozens of other countries.
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