[Two Americans Admit to Using ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware to Attack U.S. Victims] According to the official website of the U.S. Department of Justice, Ryan Goldberg (40) from Georgia and Kevin Martin (36) from Texas pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. They admitted to conspiring with others to use the ALPHV BlackCat ransomware to attack multiple victims across the United States in 2023. Both individuals come from the cybersecurity industry and shared the proceeds with the ransomware developers on a proportional basis. In one attack, they successfully extorted $1.2 million in Bitcoin. The court will sentence them on March 12, 2026, and they each face a maximum of 20 years in prison.