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Published Date: July 10, 2026
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Former ransomware negotiator gets 4 years for BlackCat attacks

A former employee of cybersecurity incident response company DigitalMint was sentenced to 70 months in prison for targeting U.S.

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A former employee of cybersecurity incident response company DigitalMint was sentenced to 70 months in prison for targeting U.S. companies in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks. [...]

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