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DOJ accuses US ransomware negotiators of launching their own ransomware attacks

✍️ Zack Whittaker, Security Editor, Anthony Ha, Russell Brandom, Julie Bort, Aisha Malik, Ivan Mehta, Sarah Perez, Jagmeet Singh, --C-Author-Card-Image-Size Align-Items Center Display Flex Gap Var 📅 November 03, 2025 12:00 AM 🕐 Scraped: November 04, 2025

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

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.

Last month, the Department of Justice indicted Kevin Tyler Martin and another unnamed employee, who both work

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Zack Whittaker, Security Editor, Anthony Ha, Russell Brandom, Julie Bort, Aisha Malik, Ivan Mehta, Sarah Perez, Jagmeet Singh, --C-Author-Card-Image-Size Align-Items Center Display Flex Gap Var

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