Tag: ransomware
Angelo Martino, Ransomware Conspiracy, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read Angelo Martino, a 41-year-old ransomware negotiator from Land O’Lakes, Florida, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for conspiring with Blackcat/ALPHV actors to extort multiple US victims. Martino, who was hired to help victims negotiate with ransomware gangs, instead betrayed their trust by feeding their confidential negotiating positions to the gangs,…
Deniss Zolotarjovs, Money Laundering and Wire Fraud Conspiracy, California 2025
⏱ 2 min read A ruthless ransomware negotiator who helped his gang rake in $56 million has been slapped with an 8.5-year prison sentence for conspiring to commit money laundering and wire fraud. Deniss Zolotarjovs, 35, was the go-to guy for the notorious Karakurt gang, which carried out a string of brazen cyberattacks, including a…
Angelo Martino, Ransomware Conspiracy, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read A former ransomware negotiator from Land O’Lakes, Florida, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to deploy ransomware and extort US companies in 2023. Angelo Martino, 41, worked for a US-based cyber incident response company. Martino abused his role to assist BlackCat ransomware actors, providing them with confidential information about his clients without…
Cameron Curry, Interstate Communication with Intent to Extort, North Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read Cameron Curry, 27, of Charlotte, is facing a long stretch after a federal jury found him guilty yesterday of trying to bleed a D.C.-based tech company for $2.5 million. Curry, a former employee, allegedly stole a mountain of personnel files and other confidential data then threatened to dump it online unless…
Cameron Curry, Extortion, North Carolina 2024
⏱ 3 min read Cameron Curry, 27, of Charlotte, is staring down a lengthy prison sentence after a federal jury found him guilty of trying to bleed a major international tech firm for $2.5 million. Between December 11, 2023, and January 24, 2024, Curry, a former data analyst with inside access, allegedly threatened to unleash…
