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Bitcoin ransomers arrested for kidnapping in South Africa
Police in Mpumalanga, South Africa, have arrested two suspects who demanded a Bitcoin ransom following the kidnapping of a teenage boy and the attempted kidnapping of a 13 year-old girl. The kidnappers demanded just over $100,000 (1. дальше »
2019-1-17 12:49 | |
$950K Bitcoin ransom paid but US businessman still missing
An American businesses man is still missing even though his family have paid kidnappers a ransom of nearly $950,000 in Bitcoin. William Sean Creighton Kopko, the owner of an online gambling platform, was snatched whilst in Costa Rica during September last year, TVNZ reports. дальше »
2019-1-14 17:27 | |
Kidnappers Demand $9 Million in Monero (XMR) from Norwegian Billionaire
On January 9, 2019, the alleged kidnappers of Anne-Elisabeth Falkevik Hagen, the wife of Norwegian billionaire Tom Hagen, demanded over $9 million in form of Monero (XMR) for her return. Hagen has been missing since October 2018 and the Norwegian police have categorized the disappearance as a kidnapping following the ransom demand. дальше »
2019-1-10 12:00 | |
Often-Overlooked Features of Blockchain
It was shocking – and offending – when I heard the news of Katlego Marite’s kidnapping and that the kidnappers had demanded ransom in Bitcoin. As Kai Stinchcombe puts it in Ten Years In, Nobody Has Come up With a Use for Blockchain, blockchain has no real use except “currency speculation and illegal transactions”. But […] дальше »
2018-7-25 05:00 | |
Bitcoin Ransom Demand Rumours Circulate in South African Kidnapping Case
A manhunt is currently underway for a businessman that was kidnapped near his offices in Cape Town. According to some sources, a ransom of 50 Bitcoin has been demanded for the man’s return. дальше »
2018-7-12 23:05 | |
FBI Currently Investigating 130 Crypto-Related Cases
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reportedly revealed that it is working on 130 cryptocurrency-related investigations, citing an increase in illegal activity facilitated by crypto payments. These cases “encompass crimes such as human trafficking, illicit drug sales, kidnapping and ransomware attacks. дальше »
2018-6-28 10:10 | |