Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced for Colluding with BlackCat Attackers
Ars Technica · July 10, 2026
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A former DigitalMint negotiator received 70 months in prison for providing BlackCat ransomware operators with confidential victim negotiation data to inflate demands. Five clients paid over $75 million in inflated ransoms. Two co-conspirators—a fellow negotiator and a Sygnia incident manager—were each sentenced to four years in April 2026.
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