Two U.S. CyberSecurity Pros Plead Guilty for Working as ALPHV/BlackCat Affiliates
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Two U.S. cybersecurity professionals pleaded guilty to participating as affiliates in ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operations between April and December 2023, including extorting at least one victim for approximately $1.2M in Bitcoin; the report highlights the RaaS business model (developers and affiliates), the group's wide impact (over 1,000 victims), money laundering of proceeds, and multi-agency law enforcement actions such as FBI decryption tools and website seizures.
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