Apr 21, 2026mediumransomware

Former ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to BlackCat attacks

41-year-old Angelo Martino, a former employee of cybersecurity incident response company DigitalMint, has pleaded guilty to targeting U.S. companies in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks in 2023.

what's affectedBlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks in 2023

mitigation statusMonitoring updates

first reportedApr 21, 2026

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summaryConversation is accelerating with active-response chatter and exploit validation.

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/former-ransomware-negotiator-pleads-guilty-to-blackcat-attacks/

Curated Apr 21, 2026 by the ahackaday team./Sources verified./Brief grounded in 1 source.

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