10/11/2026
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Feds Say Ransomware Expert’s Miracle Cure Was Just Paying the Hackers

Filed by Dana Graviton
Feds Say Ransomware Expert’s Miracle Cure Was Just Paying the Hackers
An indictment says Zohar Pinhasi's MonsterCloud billed ransomware victims millions for a decryptor it did not have, then paid the attackers a fraction of that fee.
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