<p>➀ DigitalMint, a financial cybersecurity firm, is investigating one of its former employees for alleged collaboration with ransomware gangs to receive illegal payments.</p><p>➁ Negotiators are often called upon to handle discussions with hackers on behalf of victims, and DigitalMint specializes in managing ransomware incidents and facilitating secure payments.</p><p>➂ The incident has raised concerns about the operations of data recovery and financial cybersecurity firms, following previous reports of deception by firms claiming to recover data through specialized methods while simply paying the ransom and charging clients extra.</p>
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