The Reality of Ransomware Recovery Services

The article alleges that MonsterCloud and founder Zohar Pinhasi falsely claimed proprietary decryption tools while actually purchasing decryption keys from ransomware attackers, charging clients millions in recovery fees (allegedly over $19M collected and ~$8M paid to hackers); the U.S. indictment accuses him of wire fraud and conspiracy, raising legal and ethical concerns for victim companies.