{"id":61487,"date":"2026-10-08T02:29:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/a\/5301831"},"modified":"2026-10-08T02:29:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:29:55","slug":"ransomware-fixer-claimed-he-could-decrypt-files-allegedly-defrauded-clients-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ransomware-fixer-claimed-he-could-decrypt-files-allegedly-defrauded-clients-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware fixer claimed he could decrypt files, allegedly defrauded clients instead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.theregister.com\/241830.jpg?imageId=241830&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;cropw=100&amp;croph=100&amp;panox=0&amp;panoy=0&amp;panow=100&amp;panoh=100&amp;width=1200&amp;height=683\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div data-element-guid=\"d11159dd-82a3-4c53-901c-d41dec75505c\" readability=\"28.636363636364\"> <a data-tag=\"cyber-crime\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/tag\/cyber-crime\" class=\"lab-article-section-link\"> <\/p>\n<p class=\" lab-article-section lab-article-section-top \"> cyber-crime <\/p>\n<p> <\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitle below\"> Feds claim he charged clients more than ransoms, paid up, pocketed the difference <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-element-guid=\"4c9dc5d9-c886-4348-bf4a-01d0dc71377d\" readability=\"81.775554860894\"> <!-- placeholder(#1) --> <\/p>\n<p>The United States Department of Justice has charged a man with fraud after he allegedly told clients he could decrypt files locked up by ransomware but actually paid ransoms \u2013 and seemingly got away with it for years.<\/p>\n<p>The Feds allege that Zohar Pinhasi \u2013 aka \u201cZack Silver\u201d and \u201cZack Green\u201d \u2013 ran a Florida company called \u201cMonsterCloud\u201d that advised ransomware victims not to pay because it had a way to recover encrypted data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe charges relate to Pinhasi\u2019s claimed ability to decrypt ransomware without paying cybercriminals, purportedly using \u2018proprietary tools\u2019 and \u2018advanced decryption techniques&#8217; on behalf of distressed business owners who came to his company,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edny\/pr\/owner-florida-ransomware-remediation-company-charged-defrauding-clients\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">DoJ press release<\/a>. \u201cIn fact, Pinhasi allegedly used a portion of his clients\u2019 fees to pay off the ransomware attackers, and then kept the rest, often extracting a substantial markup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In one case, Pinhasi allegedly charged his client $150,000, paid the $8,200 ransom, and pocketed the rest \u2013 but didn\u2019t admit he had paid the ransom.<\/p>\n<p>That scheme allegedly worked so well that Pinhasi charged clients more than $19 million and paid more than $8 million in ransom payments.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edny\/media\/1464771\/dl?inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">indictment<\/a> [PDF] says MonsterCloud\u2019s website mentions its use of \u201cadvanced decryption techniques and cutting-edge technology\u201d \u2013 the same language found on <a href=\"https:\/\/monstercloud.com\/ransomware-data-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">this monstercloud.com page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The site also contains this claim: \u201cAt MonsterCloud, we are not a team of IT Experts. We are the most sophisticated Counter Cyber Terrorism team in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The indictment suggests MonsterCloud was nothing of the sort, and that its claims rang hollow for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMonsterCloud&#8217;s website included \u2018testimonials\u2019 and other promotional content, including from at least one compensated spokesperson,\u201d the indictment states. \u201cIn May 2019, one such spokesperson \u2013 an individual who had provided a paid testimonial for the MonsterCloud website \u2013 contacted the defendant Zohar Pinhasi with questions about Pinhasi\u2019s business practices and truthfulness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmong other things, the spokesperson asked Pinhasi whether MonsterCloud actually had any proprietary software that would allow MonsterCloud to decrypt encrypted data. Pinhasi responded: \u2018MonsterCloud doesn&#8217;t hold any proprietary technology [to] decrypt the ransomware data.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pinhasi faces two counts of wire fraud, and one of wire fraud conspiracy. 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