CoinVoice has recently learned that, according to IT Home citing Bloomberg, the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a former ransomware negotiation expert at DigitalMint, who is accused of striking secret deals with hackers to take a commission from ransom payments, severely harming client interests. DigitalMint is a Chicago-based incident response and digital asset services company specializing in ransomware negotiations and cryptocurrency payment services, helping clients exchange for decryption keys and prevent stolen data leaks.

The investigation focuses on whether this negotiation expert violated federal laws, including conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering. If convicted, this person could face severe penalties. DigitalMint has stated that the employee involved has been immediately terminated, and their actions were an isolated incident. [Original link]