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Two Cybersecurity Professionals Get 4-Year Sentences in BlackCat Ransomware Attacks

[email protected] (The Hacker News) · 5 days ago · Read original ↗

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T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
99%
"a. reding quinones for the southern district of florida. " they used ransomware to lock down critical systems, steal sensitive data, and pressure american businesses into paying to regain access to their own information. ""
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
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"two cybersecurity professionals get 4 - year sentences in blackcat ransomware attacks the u. s. department of justice ( doj ) on thursday announced the sentencing of two cybersecurity professionals to four years each in prison for their role in facilitating blackcat ransomware at…"
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact
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"were committing against the victims in this case. " in one case, the defendants are said to have successfully extorted a victim for approximately $ 1. 2 million in bitcoin, splitting their 80 % share three ways and subsequently laundering the funds to cover up the tracks. althoug…"
T1657Financial Theft
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"were committing against the victims in this case. " in one case, the defendants are said to have successfully extorted a victim for approximately $ 1. 2 million in bitcoin, splitting their 80 % share three ways and subsequently laundering the funds to cover up the tracks. althoug…"

Summary

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the sentencing of two cybersecurity professionals to four years each in prison for their role in facilitating BlackCat ransomware attacks in 2023. Ryan Goldberg, 40, of Georgia, and Kevin Martin, 36, of Texas, were accused of deploying the ransomware against multiple victims located throughout the U.S. between April and December 2023.