Ransomware consultant said he would decrypt data, is accused of paying ransoms instead

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The owner of a ransomware remediation company is facing trial for defrauding customers. Zohar Pinhasi, also known as “Zack Silver” and “Zack Green,” has been arraigned in New York on wire fraud charges for allegedly defrauding clients of his ransomware remediation company, MonsterCloud. Pinhasi falsely claimed he could recover documents encrypted by ransomware without paying a ransom, according…

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