Florida ransomware negotiator convicted of helping ransomware gang extort US companies | TechCrunch0

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• July 10, 2026

Angelo Martino, a Florida man, has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for conspiring with hackers to deploy ransomware during his work as a ransomware negotiator for a US cybersecurity company. The US Department of Justice confirmed the ruling on Thursday, noting that the government seized more than $10 million in cryptocurrencies