
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.

Federal prosecutors allege the firm owner secretly paid ransoms while charging victims inflated fees for recovery services that were not provided.

Zohar Pinhasi, a cybersecurity expert who ran a Florida firm, is accused of defrauding clients by claiming he could decrypt ransomware files without paying ransoms.

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