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Cybersecurity experts accused of carrying out their own attacks using
dangerous ransomware

Date:
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:03:00 +0000

Description:
At least five attacks were documented using ALPHV ransomware.

FULL STORY

Three cybersecurity professionals have been accused of working as affiliates
for the dreaded ALPHV (BlackCat) ransomware gang, deploying encryptors 
against multiple US organizations. 

A US federal indictment filed in the Southern District of Florida claims two
defendants - Ryan Clifford Goldberg of Georgia, and Kevin Tyler Martin of
Texas, together with a third co-conspirator, hacked into company networks,
stole data, encrypted it with ALPHV ransomware, and demanded cryptocurrency
ransoms. 

While the indictment does not describe either as cybersecurity professionals,
the Chicago Sun-Times claims both Martin and the unnamed co-conspirator 
worked at DigitalMint as ransomware threat negotiators, while Goldberg was a
former Sygnia incident response manager.

20 years in prison 

Their victims included at least five companies: a medical device company from
Florida (demanded $10 million in ransom, ended up paying around $1.2 
million), a pharmaceutical company from Maryland, a doctors office and an
engineering company in California, and a drone manufacturer based in 
Virginia. 

Since all five companies were engaged in interstate commerce, the case falls
under federal jurisdiction, it was explained. 

The payments were allegedly laundered through multiple cryptocurrency wallets
to hide their origins. 

The three are facing serious prison time. They are being charged with
conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by extortion, interference
with ecommerce by extortion, and intentional damage to a protected computer.
The first two carry prison sentences of up to 20 years, while the third one 
10 years. 

Martin has pled not guilty, while Goldberg has been in federal custody since
September 2023. 

Citing an FBI affidavit, CyberInsider reported Goldberg admitted taking part
in the attacks during a June 2025 FBI interview and even said that he was
recruited by the co-conspirator. He allegedly tried to flee the country with
his wife after the interview, when he was apprehended. 

 Via BleepingComputer 

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/cybersecurity-experts-accused-of-carryi
ng-out-their-own-attacks-using-dangerous-ransomware

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