Un citoyen américano-israélien inculpé pour fraude électronique après avoir utilisé une entreprise de cybersécurité pour payer des pirates informatiques
Zohar Pinhasi aurait ciblé des propriétaires d'entreprises victimes de pirates informatiques et affirmé offrir un service de décryptage des données comme alternative au paiement aux pirates
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A US-Israeli national faces federal wire fraud charges for allegedly running a scheme that preyed on businesses already victimized by hackers. Zohar Pinhasi reportedly posed as a legitimate cybersecurity firm offering data decryption services, but instead used client funds to pay the very hackers who had attacked them. The case raises questions about how easily victims can be exploited twice in the ransomware ecosystem. Watch for whether prosecutors can prove Pinhasi knowingly coordinated with the hackers rather than simply failing to deliver results.