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Former Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced to 70 Months for Colluding with BlackCat Scammers
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- Angelo Martino, a former ransomware negotiator for DigitalMint, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for colluding with BlackCat scammers.
- He provided confidential negotiation information to cybercriminals to inflate ransom demands, receiving a portion of the payments.
- Five victims paid over $75 million, with likely millions inflated due to Martino's actions.
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Angelo Martino, a former ransomware negotiator for DigitalMint, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for colluding with BlackCat scammers. He provided confidential negotiation information to cybercriminals to inflate ransom demands, receiving a portion of the payments. Five victims paid over $75 million, with likely millions inflated due to Martino's actions.
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