Ransom

News

Thieves Are Using Ransomware Programs to ‘Kidnap’ People’s Data Until They Pay

02.25.16

By John Dyer
Entertainment

A Ukrainian Militia Is Holding Dutch Masters’ Paintings for Ransom

12.09.15

By Beckett Mufson
News

Islamic State Claims to Kill Chinese and Norwegian Hostages, Publishes Photos

11.18.15

By VICE News
Tech

Ransom Demanded from UK’s TalkTalk After Third Cyberattack This Year

10.23.15

By Nicholas Deleon
News

The Islamic State Claims to Have Hostages From China and Norway ‘For Sale’

09.09.15

By Reuters and VICE News
Tech

Hacker Has Sudden Change of Heart and Gives Ransomware Victims Their Files Back

06.03.15

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
News

US Government Policy Forbidding Ransom Payments for Hostages Is Apparently Not So Strict

04.30.15

By Liz Fields
News

French 12-Year-Old Is The Latest Victim Of A Wave Of Kidnappings In Madagascar

02.19.15

By Pierre Longeray
Music

What the Hell Has Mike WiLL Been Making?

12.09.14

By Kyle Kramer
News

UK Bans Insurance Firms from Paying Ransoms to Terrorist Groups

11.24.14

By John Beck
Drugs

The Ransom of Samantha

06.25.14

By Merrill Markoe
Talking to Somalia’s “Most Notorious Pirate”

10.16.13

By Alex Chitty

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.

2 hours ago

By Denny Connolly
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Music

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

2 hours ago

By Lauren Boisvert
(Photo by Ron Verhorst/Redferns)

Music

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3 hours ago

By Caleb Catlin
Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Warner Bros

Music

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3 hours 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.

4 hours ago

By Brent Koepp