Malware & Ransomware
Ransomware Remediation Firm Owner Accused of Paying Extortion Demands
Zohar Pinhasi faces wire fraud charges for allegedly paying cybercriminals while charging clients higher fees for data recovery services.
Incident Response
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Malware & Ransomware
MonsterCloud CEO Charged With Fraud Over Secret Ransomware Payments
The executive behind ransomware recovery firm MonsterCloud faces charges for allegedly paying attackers to decrypt data while claiming to use proprietary technology.
Malware & Ransomware
MonsterCloud Owner Charged With Secretly Paying Ransom Demands To Attackers
Federal authorities accuse Zohar Pinhasi of defrauding clients by paying ransomware gangs while billing them exorbitant recovery fees.
Threat Intelligence
Token Theft Response: Containment, Revocation, and Recovery Steps
Rotating credentials fails if the stolen token remains valid, requiring immediate session invalidation and scope reduction to stop lateral movement.
Cloud Security
Cloud Misconfiguration Response: Containment, Recovery and Prevention Steps
Immediate isolation of the affected resource prevents lateral movement, while preserving logs before cleanup ensures accurate root cause analysis for future prevention.
Threat Intelligence
Deception Technology Mistakes That Create False Sense of Security
Poorly deployed deception assets generate alert fatigue and blind spots, turning security tools into noise generators rather than detection engines.
Data Breaches
Digital Forensics: Real Benefits and Hard Limitations
Forensic analysis reveals attacker movement but often fails to identify the initial entry point due to log retention limits.
Privacy & Policy
Third-Party Cookies Gone: Incident Response and Recovery Steps
Execute precise containment and recovery steps when third-party cookie deprecation exposes tracking gaps or data leakage in your web properties.
Cyber Attacks
DOJ Charges Ransomware Recovery CEO With Wire Fraud for Secret Payments
Federal prosecutors allege the firm owner secretly paid ransoms while charging victims inflated fees for recovery services that were not provided.