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Bitcoin ransom case: TikTok influencer avoids jail after Saudi prince kidnapping bid
Catherine Colivas avoided jail time for a Bitcoin ransom kidnapping scheme. The case underscores the rise of cybercrime amid a Bitcoin boom and increasing ransomware attacks. Catherine ColThe post Bitcoin ransom case: TikTok influencer avoids jail after Saudi prince kidnapping bid appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2024-12-17 18:16 | |
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QUANT kid’s dog stolen as kidnapper demands apology and launches new meme coin
A QUANT holder who got “rugged” after the token’s 13-year-old developer sold his holdings retaliated by allegedly kidnapping the boy’s dog and launching a meme coin called Bari QUANT named after it. Reports of the kidnapping initially started circulating on… дальше »
2024-11-21 14:22 | |
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Binance’s $1.6m crypto trace leads Malaysian police to kidnappers
Binance, along with the Royal Malaysia Police, have successfully traced $1.6 million in kidnapping ransom paid for the release of a 59-year-old businessman. The prominent cryptocurrency exchange collaborated with Malaysian law enforcement to track a portion of the $4.5 million… дальше »
2024-11-16 13:58 | |
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Kidnapped WonderFi CEO released after paying $720k ransom
Dean Skurka is the president and CEO of WonderFi, a Canadian crypto company Skurka was forced into a vehicle in downtown Toronto during rush hour He said that client funds and data remain safe and weren’t impacted by the kidnapping The kidnapped CEO of Canadian cryptocurrency company WonderFi has returned safely after electronically transferring CAD$1 […] The post Kidnapped WonderFi CEO released after paying $720k ransom appeared first on CoinJournal. дальше »
2024-11-9 17:56 | |
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Crypto CEO kidnapped in Toronto, $1m ransom paid for release
Toronto police are investigating the kidnapping of Dean Skurka, CEO of WonderFi. Skurka was abducted in downtown Toronto during rush hour on Wednesday, Nov. 6. He was later released after a $1 million ransom was paid electronically, per CBC. The… дальше »
2024-11-8 23:25 | |
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Malaysian police pursuing four suspects after $1.2m crypto kidnapping ransom
Four suspects remain at large in a Malaysian kidnapping case where $1.2 million in cryptocurrency was paid as ransom, with police already arresting 14 others. Police in Malaysia are on the hunt for four people suspected to have taken part… дальше »
2024-8-13 11:56 | |
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Kidnappers arrested after demanding a $660,000 USDT ransom
Two Hong Kong kidnappers demanded a stablecoin ransom before getting arrested, highlighting concerns over crypto-related crimes and safety. The interesting and jarring kidnapping took place in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, and saw criminals demanding a cryptocurrency ransom for a… дальше »
2024-7-5 19:37 | |
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Hong Kong father-son surrender in $2m crypto investor kidnapping case
Hong Kong father and son surrender in crypto investor abduction, exposing the city’s violent crime wave and a $1.9 million financial dispute. A Hong Kong businessman and his son surrendered to police due to their involvement in the kidnapping of… дальше »
2024-5-10 10:58 | |
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These Are The Risks of Showcasing Crypto Profits on Social Media
Flashing cryptocurrency riches on social media has led to severe consequences, from kidnapping to murder. This piece dives into the perils and the importance of balancing success and personal security. дальше »
2023-8-22 20:31 | |
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Ontario court documents describe kidnap, ransom, torture of $41M crypto scammer
New court filings in the case of Aiden Pleterski — the self-proclaimed ‘Crypto King’ of Canada — reveal previously undisclosed details of his kidnapping and torture — which occurred over three days December 2022 as a result of a botched crypto investment scheme. дальше »
2023-3-27 14:30 | |
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Spanish Entrepreneur Allegedly Tortured for Bitcoin Fortune
The National Police in Madrid have been investigating claims of robbery and attempted kidnapping after a citizen reported that he had been tortured for his bitcoin private keys. The post Spanish Entrepreneur Allegedly Tortured for Bitcoin Fortune appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »
2021-11-9 13:33 | |
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Istanbul cops raid fake Crypto Investment scam holding 100 people captive
According to reports from local news outlets, a Chinese gang of 18 suspects was recently detained by the police authorities of Istanbul on account of kidnapping and operating a crypto scam scheme. The gang which held its operations in Silivri in the Province of Istanbul, Turkey, attracted 101 people including two Turkmens, 95 Chinese nationals, […] дальше »
2021-3-15 15:33 | |
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Ledger Leak: Bitcoin Investor Threatened With Kidnapping, Murder
This week, a leak related to a Bitcoin cold storage wallet manufacturer’s customer database was escalated when a hacker exposed its true severity. Instead of the initial over 9000 customers Ledger claimed were affected, there were actually 270,000 individuals that had their name, address, phone number, and more made public. дальше »
2020-12-24 18:30 | |
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Russian Court Denies Appeal for $900K Compensation for Stolen Bitcoin; It’s Not Property
A victim of a kidnapping in Russia who lost $90,000 worth of Russian Rubles and 99. 7 in stolen Bitcoin, appealed to the court almost two years ago, to force the kidnappers to return his stolen bitcoin worth about $900,000 when the crime was committed. дальше »
2020-7-3 20:24 | |
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The Most Reliable Bitcoin Mixer BitMix.Biz – Your Fast Crypto Security in 2020
The one who called himself Satoshi Nakomoto, created cryptocurrency so that anyone can keep their financial life untouchable and protected from the interference of others. However, requirements of customer disclosure put these principles at risk and ordinary users under threat of theft, extortion, and even kidnapping by bandits. дальше »
2020-6-1 14:00 | |
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$15,000 Bitcoin Ransom Rescues Nigerian Chieftain’s Kidnapped Daughter
The daughter of a Nigerian politician has been released after her father paid the kidnappers a $15,000 bitcoin ransom. On Saturday, Ai’sha Ardo, the daughter of Umar Ardo, a chieftain of the major Nigerian political party the People’s Democratic Party, endured a harrowing kidnapping in the country’s capital city of Abuja. дальше »
2019-9-18 23:33 | |
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$15,000 Bitcoin Ransom Rescues Nigerian Chieftain's Kidnapped Daughter
The daughter of a Nigerian politician has been released after her father paid the kidnappers a $15,000 bitcoin ransom. On Saturday, Ai’sha Ardo, the daughter of Umar Ardo, a chieftain of the major Nigerian political party the People’s Democratic Party, endured a harrowing kidnapping in the country’s capital city of Abuja. дальше »
2019-9-18 23:33 | |
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Former EXMO Analyst Pavel Lerner About His Kidnapping, Security, and New Job
Coinspeaker Former EXMO Analyst Pavel Lerner About His Kidnapping, Security, and New JobAfter keeping silence for more than a year after kidnapping, former EXMO analyst Pavel Lerner has given his first interview to the media. дальше »
2019-7-17 18:28 | |
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$840,000 Bitcoin ransom plot foiled, kidnapped crypto traders rescued
Police in India have rescued three people, including two cryptocurrency traders, that were held to ransom for two weeks to the sum of 80 Bitcoin ($840,000). At 2. 30am on Sunday, a man with a pistol was spotted outside Shankara Residency in Bhankrota. дальше »
2019-7-15 17:49 | |
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Indian Police Spoil Kidnappers’ $100,000 Ransom Party to Rescue Bitcoin Traders
Two Bitcoin traders who had been held in captivity for over two weeks in Jaipur, India have been freed. According to the Hindustan Times, the two Bitcoin traders, Luftan Shaikh and Mohammad Shazad had been kidnapped alongside a nonprofit employee. дальше »
2019-7-15 15:47 | |
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Indian Government Officials Ask For Fingerprinted WhatsApp Messages
After kidnapping rumors spread on WhatsApp led to lynchings across India in 2018, two senior government officials are asking that the messaging platform digitally fingerprint every message in order to ensure traceability. дальше »
2019-6-19 22:28 | |
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Pakistan: A Case of Kidnapping, Cryptocurrency Ransom Demands, and Corrupt Police Officials
In another twisted plot involving greed and cryptocurrencies, a seven-member gang based in Lahore, Pakistan, kidnapped the IT Professor Shahid Naseer and demanded an Rs20 million ($140,000) ransom be paid in Bitcoin, according to a report by Dawn of March 27. дальше »
2019-3-29 14:59 | |
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Police Officers Conspire with Kidnappers and Demand $142,000 Bitcoin Ransom
Everyone wants to get into crypto. And while most of us get into crypto through legal means, police in Pakistan turned to crime. Three police officers were part of a kidnapping case and demanded 20 million rupees ($142,000). дальше »
2019-3-27 14:38 | |
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Pakistan Police Schemed with Criminal Gang in Bitcoin Ransom Kidnapping
A Pakistani crime ring that extorted a partial Bitcoin ransom has been busted. All the news of a stand-off between Pakistan and India has shrouded earlier reports of an IT professor who was kidnapped and held for 20 million rupees. дальше »
2019-3-27 11:30 | |
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South African Police Arrest Two Kidnappers Who Asked For Ransom in Bitcoin
Mpumalanga police in South Africa recently arrested two men alleged to be responsible for the kidnapping of a teenager boy in Witbank City and a 13-year-old girl in Witbank. According to the police, the kidnapping team asked the victims’ relatives for a reward in Bitcoin in exchange for the young victims’ lives. дальше »
2019-1-20 09:16 | |
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Two South African Suspects Captured in Bitcoin Ransom Cases for Kidnapping Eight Months Later
In May 2018, a teenage boy named Katlego Marite was kidnapped, right in front of a family friend’s home in Emalahleni, South America. His kidnappers, at the time, demanded to be paid 1. 5 million-rand ($100,000) worth of Bitcoin to return the boy safely. дальше »
2019-1-17 21:34 | |
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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 | |
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$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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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FBI looks into 100+ Cyrpto-Related cases
These cases “encompass crimes such as human trafficking, illicit drug sales, kidnapping and ransomware attacks.” Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space FBI’s 130 Crypto-Related Cases The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reportedly “has 130 cases tied to cryptocurrencies,” according to Supervisory Special Agent Kyle Armstrong. “There are thousands of cases in the дальше »
2018-6-28 12:09 | |
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The FBI Agent estimates 130 Crypto Investigations Annaye
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is currently running 130 different cryptocurrency-related investigations, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. FBI Supervisory Special Agent Kyle Armstrong told the Crypto Evolved conference in New York that the agency is investigating a variety of crimes, including human trafficking, drug transactions, kidnapping and ransomware, which have a cryptocurrency component, according to дальше »
2018-6-28 12:04 | |
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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 | |
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130 Crypto Related
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is currently running 130 different cryptocurrency-related investigations, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. FBI Supervisory Special Agent Kyle Armstrong told the Crypto Evolved conference in New York that the agency is investigating a variety of crimes, including human trafficking, drug transactions, kidnapping and ransomware, which have a cryptocurrency component, according to дальше »
2018-6-28 08:32 | |
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