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- US Probes Whether Negotiator Took Slice of Hacker Payments
Law enforcement officials are investigating a former employee of a company that negotiates with hackers and facilitates cryptocurrency payments during ransomware attacks, according to a statement
- US Investigating Ransomware Negotiation Firm Employee
US law enforcement is investigating an employee from ransomware negotiation firm DigitalMint over allegations they struck deals with hackers to profit from extortion payments
- Ransomware negotiator allegedly struck deals with hackers to profit . . .
A hot potato: Federal investigators are examining allegations that a former employee of DigitalMint, a Chicago-based company specializing in ransomware negotiations and cryptocurrency payments
- US Probes Whether Negotiator Took Slice of Hacker Payments
US Probes Whether Negotiator Took Slice of Hacker Payments (msn com) 12 Posted by msmash on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @02:40PM from the under-the-table dept
- The negotiators taking on the ransomware hackers
Gangs of ransomware hackers made more than $350m in 2020, a 311 per cent jump on the previous year, according to the software company Chainalysis The true figure is likely to be far more given
- Ransomware negotiator weighs in on the payment debate
The Register recently caught up with him to discuss the criminal gangs' evolving ransomware tactics, the role he plays in companies' incident response when they have suffered an infection or intrusion, and the larger question of whether ransomware payments should be completely banned
- Hackers Turn Advisors: The $500K Irony of Akira Ransomware Gangs . . .
The negotiations revealed how criminals operate, their methods for breaching the victim`s IT environment, and the tactics they deploy to extort money In this article, we will analyse the negotiations and provide you with useful insights you can deploy so you don’t end up in the same conversation
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