Ransomware negotiator jailed for 70 months after he just helped infect victims with malware
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The fact a ransomware “negotiator” was actually placing malware underscores how murky the incident-response vendor market can be. Treat any third party touching your compromised systems like a privileged insider—due diligence, contracts, and logging need to match that level of trust.
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