Former ransomware negotiators allegedly targeted US firms with ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware

A ransomware negotiator and an incident response manager have been indicted in Florida for allegedly conspiring to deploy the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware against multiple US companies and extorting nearly $1.3 million from one of the victims. According to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed in the Southern District of Florida, Ryan Clifford Goldberg, of Watkinsville, Georgia, and Kevin Tyler Martin, of Roanoke, Texas, are charged with conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by extortion, interference with … More →

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