Decryption Key
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. Zohar Pinhasi, 50, also known as “Zack Silver” and “Zack Green,” was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of […]
Rogue ransomware affiliate poses as recovery firm to steal payments
A suspected ransomware affiliate is posing as a ransomware recovery service called “Ransom Busters,” contacting victims before the attacks become public and claiming it can provide decryption keys and delete stolen data for a fee. GuidePoint Security’s Research and Intelligence Team (GRIT) disclosed this activity after responding to several recent ransomware attacks in which victims received emails from Ransom […]