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Trudeau Convinces G7 to Oppose Ransoms, as the Multi-Billion Dollar Kidnapping Industry Booms

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Pirates Could Make a Comeback as Illegal Fishing Returns to Somalia’s Coast

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A Dark Web Tale of DDoS Attacks, Phishing, and ‘Deals With the Devil’

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By Joseph Cox
Pulse

Countries That Pay Ransoms for Islamic State Hostages Might Be in Trouble With the UN

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By Samuel Oakford
Pulse

Al Qaeda Makes a Fortune By Ransoming Prisoners

01.30.14

By Neha Shastry

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