Florida Ransomware Negotiator Convicted for Aiding Cybercriminals in US Company Extortion

A Florida ransomware negotiator was sentenced to over five years in prison for conspiring with hackers to deploy BlackCat ransomware, resulting in $1.2 million in extorted funds and $10 million in seized assets. The case highlights the rare collaboration between cybersecurity professionals and cybercriminals in ransomware attacks.

A third ransomware negotiator has been jailed for helping a notorious ransomware group extort American victim companies into paying the hackers.

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