US Bookie Found Dead 1 Year After Wife Paid $1 Million Bitcoin Ransom

2019-9-18 21:22

Almost a year since American businessman William Sean Creighton was kidnapped in Costa Rica, and a $1 million ransom subsequently paid in Bitcoin, he has been confirmed dead. Creighton’s body was found in a cemetery on Costa Rica’s central pacific coast last week, nearly 12 months after the Bitcoin ransom was paid.

According to ESPN, […]

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Fortnite Gamers Get Threatened By New Crypto-Stealing Ransomware, ‘Syrk’ via Hidden-Cry Program

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Hackers behind Texas ransomware attacks want $2.5 million

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California City Confirms It Was Hit by Bitcoin Ransomware Attack

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Ransomware Thugs Extort Indiana County for Over $130,000 in Bitcoin

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Florida town victim to ransomware attack, pays $490,000 Bitcoin ransom

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$950K Bitcoin ransom paid but US businessman still missing

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Kidnappers in Norway demand $10M Monero ransom for millionaire’s wife

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Kidnappers Demand Crypto Ransom Payments from South African Anti-Crime Group Within 48 Hours

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Amsterdam Threatened: ‘Give Us Bitcoin (BTC)… Or Else’

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Amsterdam Businesses Threatened with Grenades if Bitcoin Ransom Not Paid

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FSIN’s Internal Systems Hacked, Pays $20,000 in Bitcoin as Ransom to Cybercriminals

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Hacker Blackmails Apple iCloud, Demanding $175k in Bitcoin for User Data

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2018-10-22 05:23	News
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iCloud Hacker Demanded $175,000 Ransom to be Paid in Bitcoin

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Canadian Town Pays Hackers Ransom in Bitcoin (BTC)

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