They Help Ransomware Victims … by Paying Hackers – May 18, 2019
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They Help Ransomware Victims … by Paying Hackers
Who can help users of the estimated 1.5 million computers hit annually by ransomware? Two U.S. firms, Proven Data Recovery and MonsterCloud, say they’ve helped thousands of victims. They claim their technical know-how can free the data that hackers are holding hostage. But a ProPublica investigation suggests a pattern of offering to unhack computers, then simply paying a sometimes discounted ransom for a fee that easily covers it. The companies deny wrongdoing.
Is this legal? Some experts say it looks like conspiring with hackers. The firms deny colluding, but they are reportedly at least misleading some customers.
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