Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Ransomware Attacks in the U.S.

According to PANews, Ryan Goldberg from Georgia and Kevin Martin from Texas have pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Florida federal court to conspiring with others to use the ALPHV BlackCat ransomware to attack multiple victims across the United States in 2023. Both individuals are from the cybersecurity industry and shared the proceeds with the ransomware developers. In one instance, they successfully extorted $1.2 million in Bitcoin. The court is scheduled to sentence them on March 12, 2026, with each facing a maximum of 20 years in prison.