"The three are accused of hacking into companies, stealing their sensitive data, and deploying ransomware developed by the ALPHV/BlackCat group. The ALPHV/BlackCat gang operates as a ransomware-as-a-service model, in which the gang develops the file-encrypting malware used to steal and scramble the victims' data, while its affiliates - such as the three individuals indicted - carry out the hacks and deploy the gang's ransomware. The gang then takes a cut of the profits made from any ransom payments."
"Last month, the Department of Justice indicted Kevin Tyler Martin and another unnamed employee, who both worked as ransomware negotiators at DigitalMint, with three counts of computer hacking and extortion related to a series of attempted ransomware attacks against at least five U.S.-based companies. Prosecutors also charged a third individual, Ryan Clifford Goldberg, a former incident response manager at cybersecurity giant Sygnia, as part of the scheme."
"According to an FBI affidavit filed in September, the rogue employees received more than $1.2 million in ransom payments from one victim, a medical device maker in Florida. They also targeted several other companies, including a Virginia-based drone maker and a Maryland-headquartered pharmaceutical company. The Chicago Sun-Times first reported the indictment on Sunday. Sygnia chief executive Guy Segal confirmed to TechCrunch that Goldberg was a Sygnia employee and was terminated after Sygnia learned of his alleged involvement with the ransomware attacks."
Federal prosecutors charged two ransomware negotiators at DigitalMint and a former Sygnia incident response manager with computer hacking and extortion connected to attempted ransomware attacks against multiple U.S. companies. The accused allegedly hacked targets, stole sensitive data, and deployed ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware through an affiliates model that shares profits with the malware developers. An FBI affidavit says the rogue negotiators received more than $1.2 million from a medical device company and targeted other firms including a drone maker and a pharmaceutical company. Sygnia terminated the employee accused of involvement. DigitalMint stated the implicated negotiator was acting outside his role.
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