DigitalMint

A former employee of cybersecurity company DigitalMint was sentenced to 70 months in prison for involvement in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks targeting U.S. companies.

Angelo John Martino III, a ransomware negotiator for DigitalMint, was sentenced to 70 months in jail for deceiving clients and colluding with ransomware affiliates to extort $75.3 million from five U.S. companies. Martino shared confidential information with BlackCat affiliates to maximize payments, while DigitalMint claims it had no knowledge of his actions.

Two former cybersecurity incident response company employees were sentenced to four years in prison each for participating in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks targeting U.S. companies. The individuals worked for Sygnia and DigitalMint, which specialize in incident response.

Two former cybersecurity professionals, Ryan Clifford Goldberg and Kevin Tyler Martin, were sentenced to four years in prison for committing ransomware attacks using ALPHV (BlackCat) in 2023. They targeted medical, pharmaceutical, and engineering companies, exploiting their expertise to extort victims.

Angelo John Martino III, a former DigitalMint ransomware negotiator, pleaded guilty to conspiring with cybercriminals to extort $75.3 million from five U.S. companies across multiple industries by exploiting confidential negotiation details. He collaborated with co-conspirators, including former colleagues, to deploy BlackCat ransomware and maximize ransoms, betraying his clients and employer.

Angelo Martino, a former DigitalMint employee, pleaded guilty to participating in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks targeting U.S. companies in 2023. The case highlights cybersecurity incident response failures and criminal activity within the industry.