A ‘negotiator’ who colluded with the culprit to inflate ransom demands to over 12 billion yen in total — former security firm employee sentenced to prison in the U.S.
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A former employee of an incident response firm was sentenced to 70 months in prison in the U.S. for aiding ransomware extortion.
He allegedly leaked information to attackers while posing as a victim company’s negotiator, inflating the ransom demand.
Investigators say he also conspired with coworkers and took part in separate ransomware activity linked to BlackCat.
The case highlights how defensive expertise can be abused to strengthen attacks and undermine trust in incident response and third-party oversight.