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Cybersecurity CEO Indicted for Allegedly Scamming Millions From Ransomware Victims
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. ProPublica is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 26 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Cybersecurity CEO Indicted for Allegedly Scamming Millions From Ransomware Victims”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A Florida man who was the subject of a 2019 investigation by ProPublica was indicted last month on federal charges that he defrauded clients of his ransomware data recovery firm. According to the Justice Department, the man, Zohar Pinhasi, told customers he could recover their encrypted files without having to…
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- First reported by ProPublica
Cybersecurity CEO Indicted for Allegedly Scamming Millions From Ransomware Victims
Reported by 1 outlet
- ProPublica