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Someone pleaded guilty to secretly working for a ransomware gang as he negotiated ransomware payments for clients. from Schneier on Security https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/05/a-ransomware-negotiator-was-working-for-a-ransomware-gang.html

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the sentencing of two cybersecurity professionals to four years each in prison for their role in facilitating BlackCat ransomware attacks in 2023. Ryan Goldberg, 40, of Georgia, and Kevin Martin, 36, of Texas, were accused of deploying the ransomware against multiple victims located throughout the U.S. between April and December 2023. from The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/two-cybersecurity-professionals-get-4.html