"Three employees at cybersecurity companies spent years moonlighting as criminal hackers, launching their own ransomware attacks in a plot to extort millions of dollars from victims around the country, US prosecutors alleged in court filings. Ryan Clifford Goldberg, the former director of incident response at Sygnia Consulting Ltd., and Kevin Tyler Martin, who was a ransomware negotiator for DigitalMint, were charged with working together to hack five businesses starting in May 2023."
"The trio worked in a part of the cybersecurity industry that has sprung up to help companies negotiate with hackers to unfreeze their computer networks sometimes by paying ransom. They are also accused of sharing their illicit profits with the developers of the type of ransomware they allegedly used on their victims. DigitalMint informed some customers about the charges last week, according to a document seen by Bloomberg News."
"Martin last year gave a talk at a law school, which listed him as an employee of DigitalMint. Goldberg is being held in a federal jail in Florida and his lawyer, federal public defender MaeAnn Renee Dunker, declined to comment. Court records don't indicate whether Goldberg has entered a plea. Martin, who was released on bond, has pleaded not guilty. His lawyer, Tor Ekeland, declined to comment."
U.S. prosecutors charged Ryan Clifford Goldberg and Kevin Tyler Martin with coordinating ransomware attacks on five businesses beginning in May 2023. Goldberg previously led incident response at Sygnia Consulting Ltd.; Martin worked as a ransomware negotiator for DigitalMint. In one attack the defendants and a third person allegedly received nearly $1.3 million in cryptocurrency from a Tampa medical device company. The defendants reportedly operated within the ransomware negotiation sector and allegedly shared illicit profits with the ransomware developers. DigitalMint informed some customers of the charges. Goldberg is detained in federal custody; Martin was released on bond and pleaded not guilty. Lawyers declined comment.
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