The Jerusalem Post reports:
A former employee of the Israeli cybersecurity company Sygnia pleaded guilty to federal offences in the US for being involved in ransomware attacks in an attempt to extort millions of dollars from companies around the US.
Ryan Clifford Goldberg, who served as a cyber incident response supervisor at the company, admitted he was part of a years-long scheme targeting businesses across America.
According to federal court records, both pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to interfere with commerce through extortion. In their plea documents, they admitted that together with a third individual, who was not charged and is not named, they carried out business intrusions and ransom demands over several years.
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