Cybersecurity Professionals Plead Guilty as BlackCat Ransomware Affiliates
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Two American cybersecurity professionals admitted to their involvement with the BlackCat ransomware gang, pleading guilty to charges related to deploying crypto-locking malware. Their actions exploited their cybersecurity training to conduct ransomware attacks, impacting various victims in the process.
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