Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin attacked five companies in 2023 and extorted nearly $1.3 million from one of their victims.

Angelo Martino helped accomplices extort a combined $75.3 million in ransom payments from five victim companies.

Angelo Martino is accused of playing both sides — committing attacks and conducting ransomware negotiations on some of the same cases on behalf of his former employer.

Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin were working at cybersecurity companies when they switched sides and hit five companies with ransomware attacks in 2023.

The alleged cybersecurity turncoats attacked at least five U.S. companies while working for their respective employers, officials said.

The Russian cybercrime group attacked more than 180 organizations before members abandoned the brand and dispersed to new ransomware groups earlier this year.

Chainalysis says a combination of law enforcement actions and better defenses led to less money going out to ransomware actors.

The comments from White House and ODNI officials ahead of a Counter Ransomware Initiative summit come as the gangs prove difficult to keep down.

The group's side hustle may not have explicit permission from its Iranian government sponsor.

The cybersecurity firm said it saw an increase in activity from ransomware gangs last year after a “slight dip” in activity in 2022.