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

Some attackers, which researchers link to The Com, have swatted company executives to increase leverage and pressure victims to pay their ransom demands.

Eran Haggiag, CEO & Founder, Glide Identity

The company said it found more evidence of compromise across its customer base. Exposure, which has yet to be defined, poses significant downstream risk.

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

Tyler Robert Buchanan “was the glue that held this gang together,” a cybercrime researcher said. He faces up to 22 years in federal prison.

The attack, which originated at Context.ai, showcases the pitfalls of interconnected cloud applications and SaaS integrations with overly privileged permissions.

Operation PowerOFF’s latest globally coordinated action identified more than 75,000 alleged cybercriminals. Officials warned each of them to stop jamming up traffic.

National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said execution of the strategy is “rolling forward actively.”

The social engineering campaign spiked last month and has targeted dozens of organizations since May 2025, according to ReliaQuest.