Florida cybersecurity expert charged with fraud for secretly paying ransoms

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A Florida cybersecurity expert named Zohar Pinhasi has been charged with fraud. Prosecutors allege he misled ransomware victims by claiming his company could recover data without paying hackers. Instead, he secretly sent over $8 million in ransom payments to the hackers. He charged clients more than $19 million for these services and now faces three federal charges.

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