US Traces Ransomware Attacks to 2 People Working for Cybersecurity Firms

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Ransomware infections usually come from malicious hackers. But in a rarity, a string of attacks were sourced to a pair of cybersecurity employees out to extort millions from victims. 

Kevin Tyler Martin, a ransomware threat negotiator at cybersecurity provider DigitalMint, and Ryan Clifford Goldberg from Sygnia Cybersecurity Services, are allegedly behind the scheme, according to the Chicago…