Florida Ransomware Negotiator Who Extorted and Attacked  Multiple U.S. Victims Sentenced to Prison

Florida Ransomware Negotiator Who Extorted and Attacked Multiple U.S. Victims Sentenced to Prison

Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Florida, formerly employed as a ransomware negotiator, was sentenced today to 70 months for his role in conspiring with Blackcat/ALPHV (BlackCat) actors to extort multiple victims, as well as conspiring with other former cybersecurity professionals to attack additional victims in 2023.  “Angelo Martino’s victims shared heartbreaking accounts of how…

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Two Americans Who Attacked Multiple U.S. Victims Using ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware Sentenced to Prison

Two Americans Who Attacked Multiple U.S. Victims Using ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware Sentenced to Prison

Two American cybersecurity professionals were sentenced today to four years each in prison for their role in a conspiracy to obstruct, delay, or affect commerce through extortion in connection with ransomware attacks occurring in 2023. Ryan Goldberg, 40, of Georgia, and Kevin Martin, 36, of Texas, were sentenced. According to court documents, they and another…

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South Sudan: 'There Is No Food' – Multiple Crises Push South Sudan Deeper Into Hunger

South Sudan: 'There Is No Food' – Multiple Crises Push South Sudan Deeper Into Hunger

As conflict, flooding, displacement and economic shocks converge, millions of people across South Sudan are facing emergency levels of hunger. The World Food Programme is racing to deliver food and nutrition assistance in hard-to-reach areas, but access and funding constraints threaten to leave families without support. There were no clothes, not even a blanket to…

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