{
  "id": 14249557,
  "title": "A Cybersecurity Expert Said He Could Beat Ransomware. Prosecutors Say He Paid Hackers More Than $8 Million",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/a-cybersecurity-expert-said-he-could-beat-ransomware-prosecutors-say",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T16:54:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/moses-jeanfrancois/cybersecurity-expert-could-beat-ransomware-prosecutors-say-paid-hackers/91418829"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In one scheme, prosecutors claim an alleged $8,200 ransom payment became a roughly $150,000 bill to the victim.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}