A Cybersecurity Expert Said He Could Beat Ransomware. Prosecutors Say He Paid Hackers More Than $8 Million

Feed excerpt — reported by Inc.

In one scheme, prosecutors claim an alleged $8,200 ransom payment became a roughly $150,000 bill to the victim.

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