INTEL_REPORT
The Hacker News · published 7/10/2026, 8:10:12 AM · TLP amber
Summary
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Ransomware Negotiator Gets 70 Months in Prison for Aiding BlackCat Attacks A 41-year-old former ransomware negotiator has been sentenced to nearly six years (i.e., 70 months) in prison in the U.S. for their role in conspiring with the now-defunct BlackCat ransomware operators to extort multiple victims and working with two other cybersecurity professionals to target additional victims in 2023. In a sentencing memorandum, federal prosecutors described Martino as a " Ransomwa…
https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/ransomware-negotiator-gets-70-months-in.html
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