Bitcoin ransomers arrested for kidnapping in South Africa

2019-1-17 12:49

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.

5 million rand) worth of Bitcoin in exchange for the safe return of the teenage boy who was snatched in May last year. The boy was returned to his family a few days after the kidnapping, it was not disclosed whether the ransom had been paid, Times Live reports. Thankfully, the kidnappers were unsuccessful in kidnapping the 13 year-old girl, but police suspect they…

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