Florida ransomware expert said his company could decrypt attacks without paying hackers; prosecutors allege he charged victims more than $19 million while secretly sending over $8 million in ransom payments

• Prosecutors allege that Pinhasi secretly paid hackers for decryption keys while charging clients much higher fees.
• A Florida cybersecurity expert who claimed his company could recover data locked by ransomware without paying hackers has been charged with fraud in the United States.
• Federal prosecutors allege that Zohar Pinhasi, 50, secretly paid cybercriminals to obtain decryption keys while charging his clients much higher fees.