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Florida Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy with BlackCat Gang
Angelo Martino, a 41-year-old former ransomware negotiator from Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to assisting the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang in extorting U.S. companies. Martino, along with…
33 articles · Updated April 21, 2026 -
Scattered Spider Hacker Pleads Guilty to $8 Million Crypto Theft
Tyler Robert Buchanan, a 24-year-old from Scotland, pleaded guilty in the U.S. to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, linked to a scheme that stole at least $8 million in…
14 articles · Updated April 20, 2026 -
Ransomware Operators Exploit ISPsystem VMs for Malicious Payloads
Ransomware operators are leveraging virtual machines (VMs) provided by ISPsystem to host and distribute malicious payloads. Cybersecurity researchers at Sophos identified this tactic during their investigation of recent…
2 articles · Updated February 6, 2026 -
US Court Seizes $8.37M in Crypto from Ransomware Negotiator
A U.S. District Court in Florida has seized approximately $8.37 million in cryptocurrencies and physical assets from Angelo Martino, a cybersecurity negotiator linked to the BlackCat ransomware group. Martino, who was…
4 articles · Updated July 19, 2026
Recent Intelligence Reports
- U.S. Court Seizes $8.37 Million in Crypto Assets from BlackCat/ALPHV Ransomware Collaborator — Kucoin · July 20, 2026
- Florida ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to betraying clients to hackers, DOJ says — Washingtontimes · April 21, 2026
- British Scattered Spider hacker pleads guilty to crypto theft charges — Bleepingcomputer · April 20, 2026
- Ransomware gang uses ISPsystem VMs for stealthy payload delivery — Bleepingcomputer · February 5, 2026