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Cybersecurity Professionals Plead Guilty to Launching Ransomware Attacks

ID: 96a4cdd3-07c5-5a34-a8c7-c2ba3ac88b73

STIX ID: report--96a4cdd3-07c5-5a34-a8c7-c2ba3ac88b73

Feed Name: cybersecurityNews.com

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2025-12-20

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

Author: Dhivya

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Two former cybersecurity employees admitted guilt to participating in a years-long ransomware extortion campaign using ALPHV/BlackCat, exploiting their professional knowledge to hack organizations and demand payments — including a confirmed cryptocurrency ransom exceeding $1 million from a U.S. medical device company; both were fired by their employers and are being prosecuted in federal court.

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