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- India
No ransom demand brought to notice by AIIMS: Delhi Police
New Delhi: After some reports surfaced on Monday evening claiming that hackers have allegedly demanded around Rs 200 cr in cryptocurrency from AIIMS-Delhi, whose server is out of order for six days…
- India
UP woman allegedly stages own abduction, seeks Rs 10L as ransom
Lucknow: A 29-year-old woman allegedly staged her own abduction for a Rs 10 lakh ransom but her mother claimed that she was blackmailed by her abductors to seek ransom from her parents.…
- Technology
Hacker steals database of Verizon employees, tries to ransom it for $250K
San Francisco: Database that includes the full name, email address, corporate ID numbers, and phone numbers of several Verizon employees was compromised with the hacker holding it for a $250,000 ransom, a…
- India
Inspired by movie, two youths kidnap and kill boy for ransom
New Delhi: Inspired by a movie, an 18-year-old youth was kidnapped by two of his friends who later killed him for a ransom. The incident took place in North Delhi’s Burari area.…
- Technology
Meat company JBS confirms it paid USD 11M ransom in cyberattack
Denver: The world’s largest meat processing company says it paid the equivalent of USD 11 million to hackers who broke into its computer system late last month. Brazil-based JBS SA said on…
- Hyderabad
AIMIM MLA Kausar Mohiuddin lodges police complaint for getting a ransom call
Hyderabad: AIMIM legislator from Karwan constituency Kausar Mohiuddin has reportedly received a threatening call demanding money. On February 28, Banjara Hills police received a complaint from the MIM legislator about a threatening…
- Crime
UP: Medical student kidnapped for ransom
Gonda: A medical student was allegedly kidnapped from the city and Rs 70 lakh ransom has been demanded from his family members for his release, police said on Tuesday. “Gaurav Haldhar, a resident…
- Crime and Accident
Boy kidnapped for Rs 50 lakh ransom in UP’s Maharajganj
Gorakhpur: A six-year-old boy has been kidnapped from a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district and a ransom of Rs 50 lakh demanded from his parents, police said on Friday. Deepak, son of…
- Technology
Paytm Mall suffers massive breach, ransom demanded: Report
New Delhi: A cybercrime group demanded ransom after gaining unrestricted access to the entire databases of e-commerce platform Paytm Mall, online intelligence firm Cybele said on Sunday. An insider is suspected to have…
- Crime and Accident
Satna: 13-year-old boy kidnapped, Rs 10 lakh demanded as ransom
Satna (Madhya Pradesh): A complaint was registered on Saturday regarding the abduction of a 13-year-old boy in Amarpatan. According to police, the minor was abducted on August 16 and a ransom of…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Businessman kidnapped in Hyd, released after paying 1 cr ransom
Hyderabad : A businessman was kidnapped by some unidentified assailants on Monday night from his office in Domalguda here and released after paying 1 crore ransom, the police said. According to Viswaprasad,…
- Crime and Accident
Protests after body of abducted property dealer found
Patna:The body of an abducted property dealer was found in a field in Bihar’s Nalanda district, triggering protests, police said on Tuesday. Awadesh Thakur was abducted for ransom on Sunday from Patna’s…
- Middle East
Iraqi forces rescue 44 Bangladeshi captives
Baghdad: Iraqi security forces freed 44 Bangladeshi citizens who had been held captive in Baghdad for two months and arrested six of their abductors, authorities said on Monday. According to a statement…
- Crime and Accident
Youth fakes kidnapping to demand Rs 3 cr to buy car
Gurugram: A youth faked his kidnapping to demand Rs 3 crore ransom from his family to buy an expensive car, police said on Tuesday. The accused identified as Sandeep Kumar alias Sanjay,…
