Ransomware Negotiator Gets 70 Months in Prison for Aiding BlackCat Attacks

Pasco County Ransomware Negotiator Gets 70 Months For Secretly Feeding Intel To Hackers

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man who was supposed to help companies recover from devastating cyberattacks will spend nearly six years in federal prison after prosecutors revealed he was secretly moonlighting for the hackers. Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Florida, was sentenced today to 70 months in prison. The former ransomware negotiator pleaded [] Pasco County Ransomware Negotiator Gets 70 Months For Secretly Feeding Intel To Hackers

This Popular Antivirus is on Sale for $19.99

ESET NOD32 Antivirus blocks malware, ransomware, and phishing for 19.99 a year without slowing your PC down. The post This Popular Antivirus is on Sale for 19.99 appeared first on TechRepublic.

Researchers say an AI agent just ran a ransomware attack from start to finish, with no human at the keyboard

Ransomware has always needed a skilled human somewhere in the loop. Security firm Sysdig says that just changed. It has documented what it calls the first ransomware attack run from start to finish by an AI agent, with no human at the keyboard. The researchers named the attacker JADEPUFFER, and say a large language model [] This story continues at The Next Web

Florida ransomware negotiator convicted for helping ransomware gang extort US companies

A third ransomware negotiator has been jailed for helping a notorious ransomware group extort American victim companies into paying the hackers.

DOJ Seeks Surprisingly Lenient Sentence in $100 Million Deli Stock Fraud

Federal prosecutors have recommended a prison term of as little as 1 year for a man whose penny-stock scam turned a small New Jersey deli into a 100 million shell company. Sentencing guidelines call for up to 87 months.

Smooth AI criminal drives 'first' end-to-end agentic ransomware attack

Don't count on the LLM to return your data - even if you pay up

New Java-Based QuimaRAT MaaS Built to Run on Windows, Linux, and macOS

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a novel Java-based remote access trojan (RAT) called QuimaRAT that's capable of targeting Windows, Linux, and macOS environments. According to LevelBlue, the cross-platform malware is advertised under a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model, costing anywhere between 150 for one month to 1,200 for lifetime access. Other subscription tiers include 300 for

$47M in Crypto Frozen in Global Infostealer Takedown: Europol

Police disrupted SocGholish, Amadey, and StealC, malware that harvests crypto wallets and passwords, freezing 41 million in crypto.

FBI believes ransom note in Nancy Guthrie disappearance could come from kidnapper

Shortly after Guthrie's disappearance, ransom notes were sent to news outlets that the bureau deemed credible. The first requested Bitcoin or cryptocurrency in exchange for Guthrie, who is the mother of TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie.

What happened to Nancy Guthrie? Timeline of kidnapping following ransom note update

It's been nearly five months since she went missing.

Limpopo Police Corruption Probe Leads to Arrest of Northam Court Orderly Over Inmate Escape

LIMPOPO — A sweeping Limpopo police corruption probe has resulted in the impending prosecution of a Northam court orderly, who is accused of taking bribes to orchestrate the escape of a female inmate. The 44-year-old South African Police Service (SAPS) sergeant is scheduled to face justice later this month, marking a significant crackdown on internal []

Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Case Jolted by New Ransom Note Revelation

Don Arnold/WireImageThe FBI is rebutting explosive claims that none of the ransom notes in the kidnapping case involving 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie are genuine. The agency’s Phoenix field office said Wednesday that while some ransom notes sent to news outlets after Guthrie, the mother of NBC’s Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie, vanished from her Tucson, Arizona. home turned out to be fake, others remain under investigation.“Some have been deemed to be extortion attempts without legitimacy,” the office’s post on X said. “Other ransom demands may potentially be legitimate and are still being investigated as such.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

S.Korean court upholds jail sentence for ousted Yoon

South Korea's top court has confirmed a seven-year jail sentence for former president Yoon Suk-yeol in one of several cases related to his martial law bid.

N. Korea-born ex-lawmaker's son faces 5-year prison demand over crypto fraud

N. Korea-born ex-lawmaker's son faces 5-year prison demand over crypto fraud

Florida Ransomware Negotiator Convicted for Helping BlackCat Gang Extort US Companies

Angelo Martino, a Florida-based ransomware negotiator, was convicted for secretly conspiring with the BlackCat/ALPHV gang to extort American companies. The case exposes a shadow economy of insider enablers who profit by working both sides of ransomware attacks.

The Secret Story of FTX’s Rise and Ruin Part 1

Sam Bankman-Fried was once called the “crypto king.” But in November 2022, his company, FTX, imploded within a matter of days. All around the world, customers of the cryptocurrency exchange were suddenly cut off from their money. Subscribe to Mother Jones podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. “I tried to withdraw an []

How a deepfake of Marco Rubio exposed the alarming ease of AI voice scams

With just 15 seconds of audio, hackers can now launch convincing deepfake scams—targeting CEOs, employees, and even world leaders.

Nancy Guthrie update: New ransom note makes bombshell claims on ‘main guy’, video of kidnapper

Nancy Guthrie update: A ransom letter sent to TMZ details the kidnapping of Savannah Guthrie's mom, including a video of her with a suspect.

South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk-Yeol gets seven more years in prison for martial law attempt

South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk-Yeol gets seven more years in prison for martial law attempt

Stripe’s Solana Stablecoin Push Brings Another Real Payments Use Case Into View

Stablecoins keep inching closer to the part of crypto that matters most in the long run: actual usage. Stripe’s move to support merchant settlement using USDC on Solana is another reminder that the payments story is star

Sentences finalized for 3 people in ex-first lady's corruption case

Suspended prison terms and fines have been finalized for three defendants on charges of handing bribes to former first lady Kim Keon Hee, legal sources said Monday. The Seoul Central District Court handed down the ruling on June 26. Their sentences were finalized Friday after both the defendants and the plaintiff, special counsel Min Joong-ki's team, gave up their appeals against the first-instance ruling, according to the sources. The lower court had sentenced a construction company chairman to

ACT announces Three Strikes policy for burglary

The regime would see a minimum three-year prison sentence with no parole for anyone convicted of burglary three times.

1985 cold case murder solved after Ohio suspect tied to evidence found behind Cracker Barrel 400 miles away

The cold case hotel murder of a traveling salesman 41 years ago has been solved — with an Ohio man being charged in the deadly robbery after he was linked to evidence found behind a Cracker Barrel hundreds of miles away. Randy McAllister was indicted by a grand jury last week in the death of []

Why this fully agentic ransomware attack is giving researchers nightmares

JadePuffer could be the first reported case of a ransomware attack driven by AI from start to finish. How can businesses respond?

(LEAD) Prosecutors raid Gwangju police station over leak of murder case details

GWANGJU, July 7 (Yonhap) -- The prosecution on Tuesday raided a police station i...

Hati-hati terima wang daripada sumber tidak diketahui

PUTRAJAYA: Isu jenayah siber semakin kompleks dengan taktik baharu dengan menyasarkan mangsa lapisan kedua iaitu individu yang menerima wang daripada aliran dana jenayah tanpa mengetahui sumber sebenar. Kelompok itu bukan mangsa yang kehilangan wang akibat ditipu, sebaliknya menjadi mangsa kepada proses penguatkuasaan apabila akaun mereka dibekukan kerana menerima transaksi yang dipercayai berkaitan jenayah siber. Presiden ... Read more The post Hati-hati terima wang daripada sumber tidak diketahui appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

The FBI Isn’t Ready To Dismiss The Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes

After months of silence, the FBI said Wednesday that some ransom notes sent during the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigation may “potentially” be legitimate, while others appear to be bogus. “Some have been deemed to be extortion attempts without legitimacy. Other ransom demands may potentially be legitimate and are still being investigated as such,” the FBI ...

Top court upholds South Korean ex-president Yoon’s 7-year jail sentence

South Korea's highest court upheld ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol's seven-year prison sentence on Thursday over crimes tied to his botched 2024 martial law declaration and its chaotic aftermath. The post Top court upholds South Korean ex-president Yoon’s 7-year jail sentence appeared first on Vanguard News.

Russian in Bali Kidnapped for 30 Hours, Forced to Hand Over US$ 5 Million Crypto Account

Russian Kidnapped in South Bali and Held for 30 Hours for US5 Million Crypto Asset Ransom The post Russian in Bali Kidnapped for 30 Hours, Forced to Hand Over US 5 Million Crypto Account first appeared on Bali Discovery.

S. Korea's Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for Yoon in first martial law case

South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld a seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in the first case to reach the country’s highest court from the several criminal trials related to his brief imposition of martial law in 2024

Crypto kiosks were used to scam $56 million from Texans last year. Lawmakers want regulation.

Maria was standing in front of a cryptocurrency ATM, 5,000 in hand and a moment away from being scammed. Fabricated court documents, supposedly sent by text from the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, threatened the 72-year-old with arrest if she didn’t feed the money into the “crypto kiosk” at a grocery store. A voice on her [] The post Crypto kiosks were used to scam 56 million from Texans last year. Lawmakers want regulation. appeared first on San Antonio Current.

Brace for Bitcoin’s last ‘scary dump’ – Before BTC’s Q4 2026 bull run begins

Here's why the next BTC price crash may be a blessing in disguise