A Florida man who worked as a ransomware negotiator at a US cyber incident response firm has pleaded guilty to conspiring with the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware group, feeding the attackers confidential information about his own clients while simultaneously negotiating on their behalf. Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O'Lakes, Florida, admitted to providing BlackCat operators with clients' insurance policy limits and internal negotiation strategies without his employer's or clients' knowledge. The oper
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Cybersecurity and data privacy have moved well beyond the IT function; they are now central legal, regulatory, and enterprise-risk concerns. According to Norton Rose Fulbright's 2026 Annual Litigation Trends Survey, cybersecurity exposure continues to escalate for US organizations, even as overall litigation volumes decline modestly. The findings reflect the reality that cybersecurity leaders already recognize breaches are no longer just technical failures. They trigger regulatory scrutiny, c
