Two cybersecurity incident responders, Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin, were sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to obstruct commerce by extortion for conducting covert ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware attacks that abused their incident response positions. The scheme involved co-conspirator Angelo Martino, produced a $1.2 million extortion, included leaks of sensitive patient data, and prompted asset seizures and new oversight measures at DigitalMint. #ALPHV #DigitalMint
Keypoints
- Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin pleaded guilty and received four-year prison sentences for running covert ransomware attacks.
- Both men abused their incident response roles at Sygnia and DigitalMint to identify and extort victim organizations using ALPHV/BlackCat.
- Co-conspirator Angelo Martino coordinated with ransomware gangs, shared victim insurance limits, and helped secure ransoms that reached up to $26 million.
- The trio successfully extorted one company for $1.2 million and caused the leak of patient data from a medical victim.
- DigitalMint implemented cloud-based, auditable negotiation controls, increased founder oversight, and agreed to share negotiator information with DHS.
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