Threat Actor
BlackCat
Also known as: ALPHV, AlphV
Properties
- summary
- A former ransomware negotiator was sentenced to 70 months in prison for conspiring with BlackCat/ALPHV operators to extort multiple victims.
- first_seen
- 2026-07-13T04:00:19.693199+00:00
- last_seen
- 2026-07-13T04:00:19.693199+00:00
- created_at
- 2026-07-13T04:00:19.693199+00:00
- mention_count
- 1
- evidence_url
- https://therecord.media/ryuk-operator-pleads-guilty-alphv-conspirator-sentenced
- review_rule
- R3_alias_match_only
- target
- multiple sectors
- provenance
- news-scan
- rule_version
- 2026-09-12.1
- scan_confidence
- 0.9
- suspected_origin
- Russia
- review_flag
- alias 'ALPHV' matches existing RansomwareGroup 'alphv' — weaker evidence than a name match, needs a human
- status
- pending
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