# Ukrainian lawyer's second career as a Conti coder earns him 4 years behind bars

DevFeed: [Ukrainian lawyer's second career as a Conti coder earns him 4 years behind bars](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ukrainian-lawyer-s-second-career-as-a-conti-coder-earns-him-4-years-behind-bars-8540.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/09/11/ukrainian-lawyers-second-career-as-a-conti-coder-earns-him-4-years-behind-bars/5295841>)

Author: Carly Page

Published: 2026-09-11T12:15:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [Security & Privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-privacy.md>)

Tags: [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [cyber-crime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cyber-crime.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

A Ukrainian lawyer who developed malware for Conti was extradited and pleaded guilty, receiving a four-year prison sentence.

## Source excerpt

Swapping legal work for malware development ended in extradition and a guilty plea