DOJ accuses US ransomware negotiators of launching their own ransomware attacks

U.S. prosecutors have charged two rogue employees of a cybersecurity company that specializes in negotiating ransom payments to hackers on behalf of their victims with carrying out ransomware attacks of their own.

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DOJ accuses US ransomware negotiators of launching their own ransomware attacks | TechCrunch

Three people, including two U.S. ransomware negotiators, are accused of working on behalf of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang.

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