U.S. court orders forfeiture of about $8.37 million in crypto tied to BlackCat co-conspirator

A federal court in the Southern District of Florida has ordered the forfeiture of crypto and other assets held by Angelo Martino, identified as a co-conspirator linked to the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation. The order covers about 90.319 BTC and 7,999.873 XMR, along with smaller amounts of XRP, XLM, and SOL. Based on current market prices cited in the report, the seized crypto is worth roughly $8.37 million in total, including about $5.84 million in BTC and about $2.46 million in XMR, while the remaining tokens are valued at around $71,000. The court also ordered the forfeiture of two properties in Florida, as well as vehicles and boats. Martino had served as a ransomware negotiator. He was sentenced to 70 months in prison for leaking client negotiation information to attackers and for taking part in ransomware attacks.