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Insider Aided Ransomware Gang

Former Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison

11. July, 2026 - 05:40

An employee who was supposed to help organizations recover from ransomware attacks instead collaborated with the very criminals he was negotiating against. A U.S. court has now handed down his sentence.

Insider Allegations

Threat Analyst Accused of Warning Hacker About FBI Investigation

02. July, 2026 - 05:55

A former analyst at cybersecurity company Huntress has accused a current employee of leaking sensitive information about an ongoing investigation by the FBI to a ransomware operator.

700,000 US dollars in Bitcoin

IT engineer hacks own employer and demands ransom

30. August, 2024 - 08:32

Computer engineer Daniel Rhyne is said to have launched a massive cyberattack against his own employer. Rhyne, who worked as a virtual machine (VM) expert at the company, used his position to secretly create a virtual machine on the company’s network.

Former Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison

Threat Analyst Accused of Warning Hacker About FBI Investigation

IT engineer hacks own employer and demands ransom

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