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   Cybersecurity experts accused of carrying out their own attacks using   
   dangerous ransomware   
      
   Date:   
   Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:03:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   At least five attacks were documented using ALPHV ransomware.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   Three cybersecurity professionals have been accused of working as affiliates   
   for the dreaded ALPHV (BlackCat) ransomware gang, deploying encryptors    
   against multiple US organizations.    
      
   A US federal indictment filed in the Southern District of Florida claims two   
   defendants - Ryan Clifford Goldberg of Georgia, and Kevin Tyler Martin of   
   Texas, together with a third co-conspirator, hacked into company networks,   
   stole data, encrypted it with ALPHV ransomware, and demanded cryptocurrency   
   ransoms.    
      
   While the indictment does not describe either as cybersecurity professionals,   
   the Chicago Sun-Times claims both Martin and the unnamed co-conspirator    
   worked at DigitalMint as ransomware threat negotiators, while Goldberg was a   
   former Sygnia incident response manager.   
      
   20 years in prison    
      
   Their victims included at least five companies: a medical device company from   
   Florida (demanded $10 million in ransom, ended up paying around $1.2    
   million), a pharmaceutical company from Maryland, a doctors office and an   
   engineering company in California, and a drone manufacturer based in    
   Virginia.    
      
   Since all five companies were engaged in interstate commerce, the case falls   
   under federal jurisdiction, it was explained.    
      
   The payments were allegedly laundered through multiple cryptocurrency wallets   
   to hide their origins.    
      
   The three are facing serious prison time. They are being charged with   
   conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by extortion, interference   
   with ecommerce by extortion, and intentional damage to a protected computer.   
   The first two carry prison sentences of up to 20 years, while the third one    
   10 years.    
      
   Martin has pled not guilty, while Goldberg has been in federal custody since   
   September 2023.    
      
   Citing an FBI affidavit, CyberInsider reported Goldberg admitted taking part   
   in the attacks during a June 2025 FBI interview and even said that he was   
   recruited by the co-conspirator. He allegedly tried to flee the country with   
   his wife after the interview, when he was apprehended.    
      
    Via BleepingComputer    
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/cybersecurity-experts-accused-of-carryi   
   ng-out-their-own-attacks-using-dangerous-ransomware   
      
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