Tag: Ransom

Categories Latin America

Haitian gang demand $17 million for release of kidnapped US and Canadian Christian missionaries

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An armed gang that kidnapped 17 members of a US missionary group in Haiti last week are demanding $1 million each for their release, the Haitian justice minister told US media, adding that five children were among those abducted. … Read More >Haitian gang demand $17 million for release of kidnapped US and Canadian Christian missionaries

Categories Shows

China threatens to send warships to US coast (Full show)

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After a US Navy Destroyer cruised through the South China Sea, an irate Beijing condemned Washington’s “bullying” and vowed to give the United States “a taste of its own medicine.” Ought we really to expect a Chinese military force off the coast of the US? Investigative journalist and “Boom Bust” co-host Ben Swann reports the details. … Read More >China threatens to send warships to US coast (Full show)

Categories Middle East

Saudi Aramco says its data being held for $50 MILLION in ransom on dark web, points finger at ‘contractor’

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Saudi Arabia’s state oil company acknowledged that some of its data is being held for ransom online. Aramco said it likely came from a third-party contractor, denying there’s been any breach of its computer systems. … Read More >Saudi Aramco says its data being held for $50 MILLION in ransom on dark web, points finger at ‘contractor’

Categories World

US Threatens to Act If Russia Fails to Deal With Ransomware Hackers on Its Territory

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The message follows a bilateral summit between the presidents of the US and Russia, during which they agreed to start a dialogue on security in the cybersphere. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that since the meeting, there has been no meaningful response from Washington to Russian proposals on the matter. … Read More >US Threatens to Act If Russia Fails to Deal With Ransomware Hackers on Its Territory

Categories USA

US says it seized $2.3 million in bitcoin from ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to ‘Russia-based’ hackers

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The US Department of Justice has managed to track down and recapture 63.7 bitcoin worth of ransom from a wallet allegedly used by hackers who extorted Colonial Pipeline. The ransomware attack had caused widespread gas shortages. … Read More >US says it seized $2.3 million in bitcoin from ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to ‘Russia-based’ hackers

Categories World

Hackers provide decryption tool to unlock IT systems of Irish health services after ransomware cyberattack

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A ransomware group which locked Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) out of its IT systems a week ago has shared a decryption tool that could allow restoration of operations, the Irish government has announced. … Read More >Hackers provide decryption tool to unlock IT systems of Irish health services after ransomware cyberattack

Categories EU

Hacker attack shuts down IT system of Ireland’s health services, badly affecting one of Europe’s busiest maternity hospitals

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Ireland’s health service has temporarily shut down all of its IT systems due to a “significant ransomware attack,” and one of Europe’s busiest maternity hospitals is badly affected as most appointments have been canceled. … Read More >Hacker attack shuts down IT system of Ireland’s health services, badly affecting one of Europe’s busiest maternity hospitals