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Four Years in Prison for Cybersecurity Pros Turned Ransomware Attackers

Filip TRUȚĂ · 1 day ago · Read original ↗

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“four years in prison for cybersecurity pros turned ransomware attackers two former cybersecurity professionals who used their insider knowledge to carry out ransomware attacks will serve four years in prison. key takeaways * two u. s. cybersecurity professionals were sentenced to…”
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“four years in prison for cybersecurity pros turned ransomware attackers two former cybersecurity professionals who used their insider knowledge to carry out ransomware attacks will serve four years in prison. key takeaways * two u. s. cybersecurity professionals were sentenced to…”

Summary

Two former cybersecurity professionals who used their insider knowledge to carry out ransomware attacks will serve four years in prison. Key takeaways * Two U.S. cybersecurity professionals were sentenced to four years in prison for BlackCat ransomware attacks * The attackers were trusted industry insiders, including an incident responder and a ransom negotiator * They operated as affiliates in a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme, sharing profits with the ALPHV/BlackCat gang * At leas