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MonsterCloud CEO Zohar Pinhasi Accused of Paying Hackers, Defrauding Victims

ID: 3f16cd85-3e53-560f-9acd-34eb355feb8a

STIX ID: report--3f16cd85-3e53-560f-9acd-34eb355feb8a

Feed Name: HackRead

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2026-10-09

Date Updated: 2026-10-12

Author: Deeba Ahmed

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The DOJ has indicted MonsterCloud CEO Zohar Pinhasi, accusing him of secretly paying ransomware gangs for decryption keys while falsely claiming proprietary recovery technology and overcharging victims; charges include wire fraud and conspiracy, with alleged client billing exceeding $19M and payments to attackers over $8M, and the FBI investigating the case.

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