Skip to content
Submit incident
DII-2026-00115
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

Florida Man Working as a Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Deploy Ransomware and Extort U.S. Victims

And then there were three…. A third man has pleaded guilty to conspiring with two other cybersecurity professionals and BlackCat to use BlackCat’s ransomware and negotiation platform to target U.S. firms. Ryan...

21 April 2026 · Ransomware and extortion
21 April 2026
DII-2026-001156 sources ↓
Quick facts
Category
Ransomware and extortion
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
21 April 2026
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Ransomware and extortion

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
Florida Man Working as a Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Deploy Ransomware and Extort U.S. Victims
21 April 2026
justice.gov
entered guilty pleas
justice.gov
prior actions
tips.fbi.gov
www.tips.fbi.gov
state.gov
Transnational Organized Crime Rewards program
rewardsforjustice.net
Rewards for Justice program