bleeping-computer Jul 10, 2026 · Crawled Jul 10, 2026

Former ransomware negotiator gets 4 years for BlackCat attacks

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AI Summary

A former ransomware negotiator, Angelo Martino, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for participating in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks between April 2023 and April 2025. Alongside accomplices Kevin Tyler Martin and Ryan Clifford Goldberg, Martino targeted at least five U.S. organizations, leveraging insider knowledge of victims' insurance limits to maximize ransom demands. The attackers operated as BlackCat affiliates, paying 20% of ransom proceeds to the core group while extorting tens of millions from victims in financial services, healthcare, and education sectors.

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Extracted Entities 1 found

Malware BlackCat (ELF) →

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs 5 techniques

T1078 Valid Accounts · Defense Evasion T1136 Create Account · Persistence T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact · Impact T1489 Service Stop · Impact T1490 Inhibit System Recovery · Impact