Ransomware recovery CEO charged over secret ransom payments

Ransomware recovery CEO charged over secret ransom payments

The owner of ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with allegedly defrauding ransomware victims by secretly paying their attackers for decryptors while claiming to use proprietary technology to recover encrypted data. [...]

Ransomware recovery CEO charged over secret ransom payments | #ransomware | #cybercrime - National Cyber Security Consulting

The owner of ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with allegedly defrauding ransomware victims by secretly paying their attackers for decryptors while claiming to use proprietary technology to recover encrypted data. Zohar Pinhasi, 50, also known as "Zack Silver" and "Zack Green," was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!

Known Cybersecurity Expert and Owner of Florida Ransomware Remediation Company Charged with Defrauding Clients

Here’s another case where the folks who were supposed to be the good guys helping you may be harming you. Zohar Pinhasi, 50, also known as “Zack Silver” and “Zack Green,” a U.S. and Israeli national, was arraigned today in the Eastern District of New York on wire fraud charges relating to Pinhasi’s false representations... Source