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U.S. sentencing of Ryan Clifford Goldberg and Kevin Tyler Martin in BlackCat ransomware case

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Ryan Clifford Goldberg and Kevin Tyler Martin, former employees of Sygnia and DigitalMint, were sentenced in a BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware law-enforcement case involving U.S. companies targeted in 2023. Prosecutors said the pair acted as ALPHV affiliates, breached victim networks, stole data, deployed encryption malware, and demanded cryptocurrency payments; the case includes a Tampa medical device company that paid $1.27 million after a $10 million ransom demand.

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  1. 01.05.2026 10:47 4 articles · 26d ago

    Former Sygnia and DigitalMint employees sentenced in BlackCat case

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    Ryan Clifford Goldberg and Kevin Tyler Martin, former Sygnia and DigitalMint employees, received four-year prison terms for acting as BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware affiliates against U.S. companies. Court documents say they paid a 20% share for access to BlackCat's ransomware and extortion platform, and the case involved multiple victims across the United States, including a Tampa medical device manufacturer that paid $1.27 million after servers were encrypted and received a $10 million ransom demand.

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