Zohar Pinhasi

MonsterCloud, a ransomware data recovery firm led by Zohar Pinhasi, is facing fraud allegations. The company reportedly told clients it could decrypt ransomware-locked files through its own expertise, while secretly negotiating with and paying the hackers behind the attacks for the decryption keys. Critics say this practice deceived customers about the nature of the service and could encourage future attacks. The claims have circulated widely in cybersecurity discussions, with commentators debating the ethics and legality of secretly paying attackers while billing victims for recovery.