Feds say another DigitalMint negotiator ran ransomware attacks and extorted $75 million
2026-03-12T14:51:44Z•6c0df749a3cbd3c38939aacbd782789aac620ae399336724c029180818e68b19
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What happened
This CyberScoop feed covers a cluster of high-impact cyber issues: prosecutors allege DigitalMint negotiator Angelo Martino both conducted ransomware attacks and extorted roughly $75M; Salesforce warned customers of a new attack wave tied to the data-theft extortion group ShinyHunters; researchers disclosed a critical vulnerability in the Java pac4j security engine that poses serious downstream risks; Microsoft’s March Patch Tuesday fixed 83 bugs but reported no actively exploited zero-days; the FBI emphasized that basic security hygiene remains effective even as attackers leverage AI; a judge
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