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U.S. cybersecurity experts plead guilty for ransomware attacks, face 20 years in prison each — group demanded up…

(Image credit: Getty / da-kuk) Two former cybersecurity experts pled guilty to conspiracy to obstruct commerce by extortion and are set to be sentenced up to 20 years in prison each for attacking several U.S. companies with ransomware and holding their data hostage for up to $10 million. BleepingComputer reported that the two offenders were former employees of Sygnia and DigitalMint — cybersecurity incident response firms that help companies that have been affected by ransomware and other cybera...

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