🫢The ransom negotiator was suspected of collusion with hackers
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a case against a former employee of DigitalMint, a company that assists victims of ransomware. This was reported by Bloomberg.
The man is suspected of colluding with hackers to obtain a share of the cryptocurrency paid by victims.
DigitalMint's president, Mark Grens, confirmed that one of the former employees is under investigation. The company has fired him and is cooperating with law enforcement. The management emphasized that the firm itself is not the subject of the investigation.
