Ransomware Negotiator Gets 6 Years in Prison for Assisting Scammers

A cybersecurity expert has been sentenced to prison for helping criminals scam his clients. Angelo Martino, 41, who had served as a ransomware negotiator for the company Digital Mint , was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison last week, according to an announcement from the Department of Justice (DOJ). “He was hired to help victims in a moment of crisis,” said U.S.