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Nefilim, Hive ransomware operator given five-year-plus sentence after guilty plea

The Record
· October 27, 2026
Ransomware

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A Ukrainian national, Artem Stryzhak, has been sentenced to over five years after pleading guilty to charges related to his involvement in ransomware groups. Stryzhak, who is 36 years old, admitted to participating in at least two notable ransomware groups, including Nefilim and Hive.

Threat groups mentioned

hive
208 victims
active since 2021

Hive is a strain of ransomware that was first discovered in June 2021. Hive was designed to be used by Ransomware-as-a-service providers, to enable novice cyber-criminals to launch ransomware attacks on healthcare providers, energy providers, charities, and retailers across the globe. In 2022 there was a switch from GoLang to Rust.

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