Breaking news from the U.S. Department of Justice. The Southern District of Florida Federal Court has officially accepted the guilty pleas of two American men. What does this case involve? They were engaged in malicious activities throughout the entire year of 2023 (April to December)—using the ALPHV BlackCat ransomware to launch cyberattacks on multiple victims within the United States. Even more egregious, they directly interfered with interstate commerce through extortion tactics. An interesting detail in the court documents: these two individuals and a co-conspirator were actually required to pay one-fifth of the ransom to the behind-the-scenes management of ALPHV BlackCat. What does this indicate? There is a profit-sharing system within the hacking group, and the proportions are quite regular. The exposure of such cases serves as a wake-up call for the entire crypto security ecosystem—no matter what tools or chains you use, compliance and security will always come first.