--- title: Former ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to BlackCat... description: Angelo Martino, a former ransomware negotiator at cybersecurity firm DigitalMint, has pleaded guilty to participating in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/former-ransomware-negotiator-pleads-guilty-to-blackcat-attacks-p0e7c9uha twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Former ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to BlackCat attacks | daily.dev og:description: Angelo Martino, a former ransomware negotiator at cybersecurity firm DigitalMint, has pleaded guilty to participating in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/former-ransomware-negotiator-pleads-guilty-to-blackcat-attacks-p0e7c9uha og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/p0E7c9uhA.png og:image:alt: Former ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to BlackCat attacks og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Former ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to BlackCat attacks **[BleepingComputer](https://daily.dev/sources/bleepingcomputer)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Angelo Martino, a former ransomware negotiator at cybersecurity firm DigitalMint, has pleaded guilty to participating in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks against U.S. companies in 2023. While working as a negotiator for victims, Martino secretly shared confidential negotiation positions and insurance policy limits with BlackCat operators to maximize ransom payments. Along with two co-conspirators from Sygnia and DigitalMint, he acted as a BlackCat affiliate, demanding ransoms and threatening data leaks. Their victims included at least five U.S. organizations, with ransoms as high as $26.7 million paid. All three defendants face up to 20 years in prison. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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