Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI): A woman allegedly demanded Rs 5 crore ransom from the Social Justice Minister of Maharashtra and leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Dhananjay Munde and threatened to reinvoke the rape case against him if her demands were not met.
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Since Saturday, social media has been in a tizzy with 12 Moj creators going missing from across different cities in India to Akshay Kumar capturing them and demanding a ransom of 1B views to release them. When the Godfather, Bachchhan Paa
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 10 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Industry-leading organization PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) highlights the danger of ransomware threats and best practices to mitigate them in a recently issued bulletin, which can be viewed here.
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): Delhi Police arrested a man on Friday for allegedly making a ransom call demanding Rs 60 lakh and threatening to kill a businessman.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 16 (ANI): A man, who got inspired by a web series and recruited people including women for allegedly kidnapping people for ransom was arrested in Hyderabad along with other gang members, police said on Tuesday.
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 9 (ANI): An Afghan businessman from Faryab province was killed by his kidnappers three months after receiving USD 50,000 of ransom, local media reported.
Moscow [Russia], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Computer systems of several Ukrainian government agencies and non-profit organizations have been infected with malware disguised as ransomware, Microsoft said.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 14 (ANI): Mumbai Police Cyber Cell has arrested a person from Bengaluru for demanding a ransom of Rs 2 crores from a Mumbai-based builder by impersonating a member of jailed gangster Ravi Pujari's gang, said the police.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 7 (ANI): Seven persons including two police personnel have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a Nagpur-based businessman and allegedly taking Rs 10 lakh ransom from his father-in-law, according to Indore Police.
New Delhi [India], December 25 (ANI): The Delhi Police has arrested four people, including two women, for abducting a man with the help of a toy gun and demanding a ransom of Rs 50 lakh.
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], December 5 (ANI): The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) team of Haryana Police on Sunday succeeded in arresting a most wanted criminal carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 in connection with jumping parole, and later accused of demanding a ransom of Rs 10 lakh from a p