Ransomware responders plead guilty to using ALPHV in attacks on US organizations

Two cybersecurity professionals pleaded guilty to conspiring to carry out ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware attacks against multiple U.S. victims between April and December 2023, abusing their incident-response roles to extort organizations; one successful attack on a Florida medical company yielded about $1.2M and resulted in leaked patient photos. The report covers arrests, upcoming sentencing, affected victims, corporate reactions, and context about ALPHV/BlackCat’s prior high-profile activity and law enforcement takedown.