Artem Stryzhak sentenced to 70 months in ransomware case

Artem Stryzhak was sentenced to 70 months in prison after pleading guilty to two computer-related conspiracy counts tied to ransomware attacks, U.S. authorities said. The sentence followed his December 2025 guilty plea to conspiracy to commit fraud, extortion, and related activity in connection with computers. Court documents say Stryzhak participated in attacks involving the Nefilim and Hive ransomware groups. He was arrested in Spain in June 2024 and extradited to the United States in April 2025. His age was reported as both 35 and 36, so it is not included here. According to court documents, Stryzhak became a Nefilim affiliate around June 2021 and remained involved until at least October that year. He agreed to give the group’s administrators 20% of ransom proceeds in exchange for access to the ransomware. Nefilim targeted large companies, and an administrator encouraged Stryzhak to focus on businesses with annual revenue exceeding $200 million, the documents say. Stryzhak also worked with Hive, which court documents say he and co-conspirators used against seven victims. Those victims included a healthcare provider, law firms and a dental office. In one case, the FBI...