Federal prosecutors allege that Ryan Clifford Goldberg and Kevin Tyler Martin, along with an unnamed co-conspirator, executed a conspiracy involving ransomware attacks from May 2023 to April 2025. The indictment reveals that Goldberg, formerly an incident response director at Sygnia Cybersecurity Services, and Martin, a ransomware negotiator at DigitalMint, collaborated to target various companies across multiple states, including a medical and a pharmaceutical firm. Their criminal activities included a successful extortion of $1.3 million from one medical company, while attempts against other companies did not yield results. Following the allegations, both individuals were indicted on charges including extortion and damaging protected computers.
Authorities highlighted the operational timeline and details regarding their employment and indictment. It is noted that the ransomware strain AMPHV/BlackCat is infamous for targeting critical infrastructure and healthcare organizations. The indictment underscores the severe consequences they face, with potential sentences of up to 50 years in federal prison for both Goldberg and Martin. The aftermath of the situation included job terminations and legal actions, as the companies involved stated they did not facilitate the criminal activities, which took place outside their organizational infrastructures.
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