Ransom
Hackers Are Holding High Profile Instagram Accounts Hostage
Hackers have hijacked the accounts of at least four high profile Instagrammers recently, locking them out and demanding a bitcoin ransom. But Instagram is silent.
HBO Hackers Demand Ransom After Leaking 'GoT' Stars' Phone Numbers
The note demands a multimillion-dollar payout to end the leaks.
Kidnappers Around the World Want Their Ransoms Paid in Bitcoin
Another episode of crime trying to take what it can from tech.
Cops Arrested a Bunch of People for Allegedly Trying to Rob Enzo Ferrari's Grave
Italian police say they thwarted a crime syndicate's plan to jack the auto legend's casket in an attempt to hold his remains for ransom.
Hackers: We Will Remotely Wipe iPhones Unless Apple Pays Ransom
“I just want my money,” one of the hackers said.
Copycat Hackers Are Holding More Than 1,000 Databases for Ransom
Hackers have found yet another way to monetize the shitty security of internet users.
Popular Ransomware Earns $195,000 In a Month, Report Says
And its creators can make as much as $946,000 per year, according to an estimate.
The Australian Miners Kidnapped in Nigeria Have Been Released
The group was kidnapped last Wednesday when they were ambushed by a 30-strong group of armed militiamen.
This is what it’s like to be held hostage by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines
Five years ago, Warren Rodwell was kidnapped by the Islamist militants who held him hostage for 472 days. He shed light on what it's like to live under constant threat, and the people who were his caretakers.
Justin Trudeau Stresses ‘Canada Will Not Pay Ransom to Terrorists’ After Hostage Beheaded
On Monday, John Ridsdel, a former Canadian mining executive, was killed in the Philippines. He had been kidnapped alongside another Canadian man, a Norwegian and a Filipina woman by the militant group Abu Sayyaf in September.