Topic: blackcat ransomware
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US Charges BlackCat Ransomware Negotiator in Major Crackdown
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former ransomware negotiator, Angelo Martino, with secretly aiding the BlackCat gang while working for cybersecurity firm DigitalMint, undermining trust in the industry. Martino and two accomplices allegedly acted as BlackCat affiliates, launching atta...
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US Cybersecurity Experts Charged in BlackCat Ransomware Case
Three cybersecurity professionals, including Kevin Tyler Martin and Ryan Clifford Goldberg, have been federally indicted for orchestrating BlackCat ransomware attacks, using their industry expertise to breach networks and extort cryptocurrency payments. The accused, who previously worked as ranso...
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Ransomware negotiator who defrauded clients gets 70 months in prison
A former ransomware negotiator for DigitalMint received a 70-month federal prison sentence for sharing confidential client data with the BlackCat ransomware group and later actively participating in attacks against those clients. The individual betrayed his role by feeding internal intelligence t...
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