Ransom

Tech

Hackers Are Holding High Profile Instagram Accounts Hostage

09.28.18

By Joseph Cox
HBO Hackers Demand Ransom After Leaking ‘GoT’ Stars’ Phone Numbers

08.08.17

By River Donaghey
Entertainment

Kidnappers Around the World Want Their Ransoms Paid in Bitcoin

07.05.17

By Joseph Cox
Tech

‘Witcher’ Developer Says Hackers Have Compromised Its Next Big Game

06.08.17

By Mark Robinson
Cops Arrested a Bunch of People for Allegedly Trying to Rob Enzo Ferrari’s Grave

03.29.17

By Drew Schwartz
Tech

Hackers: We Will Remotely Wipe iPhones Unless Apple Pays Ransom

03.21.17

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Copycat Hackers Are Holding More Than 1,000 Databases for Ransom

01.06.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Popular Ransomware Earns $195,000 In a Month, Report Says

08.16.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
The Australian Miners Kidnapped in Nigeria Have Been Released

06.26.16

By Katherine Gillespie
News

This is what it’s like to be held hostage by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines

06.15.16

By Hilary Beaumont
Tech

Cybercriminals Promise to Donate Ransom To Charity (SUUUURE!)

05.05.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
News

Justin Trudeau Stresses ‘Canada Will Not Pay Ransom to Terrorists’ After Hostage Beheaded

04.26.16

By Natalie Alcoba and Rachel Browne

The Latest

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Gaming

Best Buy Leaks a Surprising Price Tag for Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse price leak: Best Buy lists the new Trevor Belmont adventure for less than the usual $70 standard.

12 minutes ago

By Denny Connolly
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Music

How Jimmy ‘The Senator’ Douglass Got His Nickname, and the One He Refused to Take: ‘That’s Not Too Cool’

Prolific producer Jimmy ‘The Senator’ Douglass explains how he got his nickname two decades after being successfully established.

15 minutes ago

By Lauren Boisvert
(Photo by Ron Verhorst/Redferns)

Music

4 Forgotten Songs That Are Infinitely Better Than These R&B Artists’ Biggest Hits

Noisey selects four forgotten songs from R&B artists that are just as good, if not better, than their biggest records.

45 minutes ago

By Caleb Catlin
Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Warner Bros

Music

‘It’s Djorli, Baby’: Charli XCX’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ Soundtrack Drops With Unexpected Djo Collab

Charli XCX confirmed that Joe Keery had a hand in writing the closing track to her ‘Wuthering Heights’ soundtrack when fans spotted his name.

1 hour ago

By Lauren Boisvert
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Pokopia Pokédex Size Leaked by Demo and It’s Massive

A new leak has revealed how big the Pokémon Pokopia Pokédex will be. The cozy life-sim will feature hundreds of Pokémon to hang out with.

2 hours ago

By Brent Koepp