“This confidential information assisted the ransomware actors and maximized the ransoms that the victims were required to pay. The BlackCat actors paid Martino for this confidential information,” the DOJ said.Law enforcement has seized $10 million worth of assets from Martino.Over 1,000 organizations were targeted in BlackCat ransomware attacks between November 2021 and December 2023, when the operation wasdisruptedby law enforcement. The cybercriminals continued operating for a few more months until they received a $22 million ransom, then pulled anexit scam.The US has been offering a $10 million reward for information on key members of the BlackCat group, but no charges have been announced to date.Related:British Scattered Spider Hacker Pleads Guilty in the USRelated:Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to PrisonRelated:Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US
Law enforcement has seized $10 million worth of assets from Martino.Over 1,000 organizations were targeted in BlackCat ransomware attacks between November 2021 and December 2023, when the operation wasdisruptedby law enforcement. The cybercriminals continued operating for a few more months until they received a $22 million ransom, then pulled anexit scam.The US has been offering a $10 million reward for information on key members of the BlackCat group, but no charges have been announced to date.Related:British Scattered Spider Hacker Pleads Guilty in the USRelated:Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to PrisonRelated:Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US
Over 1,000 organizations were targeted in BlackCat ransomware attacks between November 2021 and December 2023, when the operation wasdisruptedby law enforcement. The cybercriminals continued operating for a few more months until they received a $22 million ransom, then pulled anexit scam.The US has been offering a $10 million reward for information on key members of the BlackCat group, but no charges have been announced to date.Related:British Scattered Spider Hacker Pleads Guilty in the USRelated:Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to PrisonRelated:Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US
The US has been offering a $10 million reward for information on key members of the BlackCat group, but no charges have been announced to date.Related:British Scattered Spider Hacker Pleads Guilty in the USRelated:Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to PrisonRelated:Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US
Related:British Scattered Spider Hacker Pleads Guilty in the USRelated:Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to PrisonRelated:Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US
Related:Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to PrisonRelated:Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US
Related:Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US
Eduard Kovacs (@EduardKovacs) is senior managing editor at SecurityWeek. He worked as a high school IT teacher before starting a career in journalism in 2011. Eduard holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial informatics and a master’s degree in computer techniques applied in electrical engineering.
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