According to IT Home citing Bloomberg, a statement from DigitalMint stated that the US Department of Justice is investigating a case involving its former employees. It is reported that this ransomware negotiation expert was found to have reached a secret agreement with hackers and then collected commissions (commissions) from the ransomware ransom, which has seriously damaged the interests of customers. The company statement stated that the employee involved has been "immediately dismissed" and their behavior is an isolated case. The focus of the investigation by the US Department of Justice is whether this negotiation expert violated federal laws, including collusion, wire fraud, and money laundering. If convicted, this person will face severe punishment.
DiticalMint, a Chicago based incident response and digital asset services company, specializes in ransomware negotiation and cryptocurrency payment services, helping customers exchange decryption keys and prevent stolen data breaches. It claims to have handled over 2000 ransomware incidents since 2017.