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- Ransomware, Law & courts, Attacks
MonsterCloud owner Zohar Pinhasi allegedly paid ransomware demands behind clients’ backs, then charged them millions for the supposed recovery. Zohar Pinhasi, the owner of Florida-based MonsterCloud, was charged this week with wire fraud. Federal prosecutors say his clients were scammed twice during the same ransomware crisis. Pinhasi (50) also used the names “Zack Silver” and…
What defenders check after a story like this
- Backups kept offline or immutable – and a restore you have actually tested.
- Multi-factor authentication on every remote way in, with VPNs and firewalls patched first.
- Alerts for the warning signs: new admin accounts, security tools switched off, mass file changes, large uploads.
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