Ransomware recovery firm owner charged with secretly paying hackers, pocketing millions
A man whose company promised to help ransomware victims recover their data without paying hackers allegedly secretly paid the attackers and charged clients substantially more than the ransom amounts, according to a federal indictment.
TL;DR
- A company owner allegedly paid hackers secretly.
- The company promised to help ransomware victims without paying ransoms.
- Clients were allegedly charged more than the ransom amounts.
- The owner faces a federal indictment.