Ransomware negotiator hired to represent victims was working for the attackers

Ars Technica
By Jon BrodkinJul 10, 2026, 3:40 pm112 pts
A former ransomware negotiator was sentenced to 70 months in prison yesterday after colluding with BlackCat scammers to extort the victims he was hired to protect. As a ransomware negotiator for the company DigitalMint, Florida resident Angelo Martino's job was "to negotiate with cybercriminals to mitigate the…

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