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Ransomware hacker jailed 70 months; $11 million reward out for his partner — Brooklyn, New York — October 27

A Ukrainian ransomware hacker, Artem Stryzhak, 36, was sentenced in federal court in Brooklyn on October 27, 2026, to 70 months in prison for ransomware conspiracies that the FBI says caused more than $100 million in losses and disrupted patient care at hospitals. Stryzhak, formerly based in Barcelona, worked as an affiliate for two ransomware operations. For Nefilim, from June 2021 he rented access to the group's malware — agreeing to hand its administrators 20 percent of his ransom proceeds — and attacked large companies and stole their data, beginning with an oil and gas transportation company. He was also one of the earliest affiliates of Hive, which attacked about 1,500 victims worldwide between 2021 and 2023, and personally deployed Hive ransomware against seven victims, including law firms, a dental office and a healthcare provider during the COVID-19 pandemic. Arrested in Spain in June 2024 and extradited in April 2025, he pleaded guilty in December 2025 to two counts of conspiracy to commit fraud, extortion and related activity in connection with computers. The case is not closed: his alleged co-conspirator and Nefilim administrator, Volodymyr Tymoshchuk, remains at large on the FBI's and the European Union's most-wanted lists, and the U.S. State Department is offering up to $11 million for information leading to his arrest, conviction or location. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.

Date

October 27, 2026

Location

U.S. District Court, Brooklyn, New York (attacks hit victims in the US, Norway, France, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands)

Victims

Hospitals, businesses, law firms and government bodies — the FBI says the groups disrupted patient care and caused more than $100 million in losses

Suspect

Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak, 36, Ukrainian national formerly of Barcelona (sentenced); Volodymyr Viktorovych Tymoshchuk, Nefilim administrator — still at large, on FBI and EU most-wanted lists, $11 million reward

Stage

SENTENCING

Last updated: Oct 31, 2026, 4:56 AM ET

Evidence

Next expected update: The hunt for Tymoshchuk; any further co-conspirator arrests or charges