ProPublica: The Trade Secret: Firms That Promised High-Tech Ransomware Solutions Almost Always Just Pay the Hackers
As ransomware attacks crippled businesses and law enforcement agencies, two U.S. data recovery firms claimed to offer an ethical way out. Instead, they typically paid the ransom and charged victims extra.
“I would not be surprised if a significant amount of ransomware both funded terrorism and also organized crime,” said Jonathan Storfer, a former employee of the firm Proven Data Recovery.
