US Cyber Pros Plead Guilty Over BlackCat Ransomware Activity
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Two U.S.-based cybersecurity professionals pleaded guilty to deploying ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware as affiliates between April and December 2023, participating in extortion schemes that included a reported $1.2 million payout; they face sentencing and up to 20 years in prison. The article notes the defendants' prior employment at cybersecurity firms, DOJ actions disrupting parts of ALPHV/BlackCat, and that ALPHV-affiliated activity continued to carry out high-profile attacks such as the Change Healthcare incident.
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