Two US cyber experts plead guilty to cooperating with notorious ransomware gang

Two US cyber experts plead guilty to cooperating with notorious ransomware gang

WASHINGTON, ‌Dec 30 : Two U.S. cybersecurity professionals have pleaded guilty after they were accused of working with a notorious ransomware gang to shake down American targets, the Justice Department said in a statement on Tuesday.Justice Department officials said that Ryan Goldberg, 40, of Georgia, and K

Cybersecurity Pros Turned Culprits in Ransomware Scandal

Two U.S. cybersecurity professionals, Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin, pled guilty to collaborating with a ransomware gang to extort American companies. They face up to 20 years in prison. The case drew attention due to their prior careers in digital protection firms DigitalMint and Sygnia.

US cybersecurity experts plead guilty to BlackCat ransomware attacks

Two former employees of cybersecurity incident response companies Sygnia and DigitalMint have pleaded guilty to targeting U.S. companies in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks in 2023.

2 Security Experts Plead Guilty In BlackCat Ransomware Case - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

Two cybersecurity experts charged with deploying ALPHV BlackCat ransomware against five companies have pleaded guilty to federal charges in the case, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. Ryan Goldberg, 40, of Georgia, and Kevin Martin, 36, of Texas, were indicted in the BlackCat ransomware case in October. Together with an unnamed co-conspirator, they “successfully deployed the ransomware known as ALPHV BlackCat between April 2023 and…

2 Security Experts Plead Guilty In BlackCat Ransomware Case

Two cybersecurity experts charged with deploying ALPHV BlackCat ransomware against five companies have pleaded guilty to federal charges in the case, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. Ryan Goldberg, 40, of Georgia, and Kevin Martin, 36, of Texas, were indicted in the BlackCat ransomware case in October. Together with an unnamed co-conspirator, they “successfully deployed the ransomware known as ALPHV BlackCat between April 2023 and…

U.S. cybersecurity experts plead guilty for ransomware attacks, face 20 years in prison each — group demanded up to $10 million from each victim

Two former cybersecurity experts pled guilty to conspiracy to obstruct commerce by extortion for deploying ransomware against several victims. The perpetrators are facing 20 years in prison each, with sentencing set in March 2026.