According to ChainCatcher, citing Bloomberg, the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a former ransomware negotiation expert at DigitalMint, who is accused of reaching a secret agreement with hackers to take commissions from ransom payments, seriously compromising client interests. DigitalMint is a Chicago-based incident response and digital asset services company specializing in ransomware negotiations and cryptocurrency payment services, helping clients obtain decryption keys and prevent stolen data leaks.
The investigation focuses on whether the negotiation expert violated federal laws, including conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering. If found guilty, the individual could face severe penalties. DigitalMint has stated that the employee in question was immediately fired and that this was an isolated incident.
