“This makes no sense if they are also the negotiator.”
Companies paid Edward Dubrovsky to talk them through ransom demands. The feds say he was helping run the leak site making the demands. ShinyHunters pulled $70 million this year, and the negotiator allegedly knew about breaches before the victims did. This is the second ransomware negotiation executive charged this month. The industry built to protect you from extortion is turning out to be the extortion.