Former incident responders sentenced to 4 years in prison for committing ransomware attacks
Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin attacked five companies in 2023 and extorted nearly $1.3 million from one of their victims.
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Former DigitalMint ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to extortion scheme
Angelo Martino helped accomplices extort a combined $75.3 million in ransom payments from five victim companies.
Feds say another DigitalMint negotiator ran ransomware attacks and helped extort $75 million
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.
The thin line between saving a company and funding a crime
Ransomware negotiators dish on being in a ‘moral gray zone,’ unrestricted by accountability or industrywide rules of engagement.
Former incident responders plead guilty to ransomware attack spree
Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin were working at cybersecurity companies when they switched sides and hit five companies with ransomware attacks in 2023.
Prosecutors allege incident response pros used ALPHV/BlackCat to commit string of ransomware attacks
The alleged cybersecurity turncoats attacked at least five U.S. companies while working for their respective employers, officials said.
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