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Key Findings Two US cybersecurity professionals, Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin, sentenced to four years in prison for supporting BlackCat ransomware attacks Both pleaded guilty to conspiracy and extortion charges related to attacks between April and December 2023 Third accomplice Angelo Martino pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing scheduled for July 9 The trio deployed ALPHV BlackCat ransomware against multiple US victims and extorted approximately $1.2 million in Bitcoin De

Key Findings Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin sentenced to four years in prison each for facilitating BlackCat ransomware attacks in 2023 Both defendants were employed in legitimate cybersecurity roles at the time of their crimes The pair, along with co-conspirator Angelo Martino, extorted approximately $1.3 million from a medical company in a single attack Goldberg fled to Europe after being interviewed by the FBI but was tracked across 10 countries and arrested in Mexico City

Key Findings Angelo Martino, 41-year-old ransomware negotiator from Florida, pleaded guilty to assisting the BlackCat ransomware group while employed at a U.S. incident response firm Martino leaked confidential client information including insurance limits and negotiation strategies to BlackCat operators, enabling higher ransom demands across five victim cases starting April 2023 He conspired with two other cybersecurity professionals, Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin, to deplo