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Ukrainian hacker gets four years in US prison over Conti ransomware attacks

The Record · · International · Data Breaches

A Ukrainian national was sentenced to four years in a U.S. prison for his role in the notorious Conti ransomware operation, which targeted more than 1,000 victims worldwide before shutting down in 2022.

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