TechFlame, July 6. According to IT House, citing Bloomberg, a statement from DigitalMint said that the US Department of Justice is investigating a case involving its former employee. Allegedly, this ransomware negotiator was discovered to have reached a secret agreement with the hacker and then collected a commission (extract) from the ransom. This act has seriously harmed the interests of customers. The company stated that the employee involved “was immediately dismissed,” and that his behavior was an example. The US Department of Justice's investigation focused on whether the negotiator violated federal laws, including collusion, wire fraud, and money laundering. If convicted

, this person faces severe punishment.

Chicago-based incident response and digital asset services company DitiTalMint specializes in ransomware negotiations and cryptocurrency payment services to help customers exchange decryption keys and prevent stolen data from being leaked, and claims to have handled more than 2,000 ransomware cases since 2017.