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American cyber officials tracking major new ransomware attack
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 3 (ANI): American cyber officials are now tracking a major new ransomware attack in the United States that is believed to be operated from Eastern Europe or Russia.
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Colonial Pipeline CEO admits data stolen in ransomware attack
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Hackers behind last month's ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline stole multiple data from the company, but it was quickly retrieved, CEO Joseph Blount told a US Senate panel on Tuesday.
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FBI says recovered USD 2.3mn from ransom paid to colonial pipeline hackers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 8 (ANI/Sputnik): US law enforcement agencies seized a stash of bitcoins worth about USD 2.3 million believed to be the majority of the ransom proceeds from the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, the FBI announced.
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Florida governor declares state of emergency following Colonial Pipeline s
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 12 (ANI//Sputnik): Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for the U.S. state after the Colonial Pipeline shutdown following a ransomware attack, local media reported.
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Pakistan: 2 policemen among seven charged in foreigners' kidnapping case
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Two policemen among seven people have been charged for helping criminals in kidnapping three Nigerian nationals for ransom in relation to international narcotics smuggling deals.
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One held, abducted teenager rescued from Mathura
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 11 (ANI): A 19-year-old boy, who was allegedly abducted from Mathura for a ransom of Rs one crore was rescued from Aligarh on Saturday night.
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UP: 22-year-old abducted in Aligarh, ransom of Rs 19 lakh demanded
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 25 (ANI): A 22-year-old youth has been abducted in Khair town of Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district and unknown persons have demanded a ransom of Rs 19 lakh in exchange for the boy's safe return, police said.
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Six held for kidnapping businessman in Surat
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], January 30 (ANI): The Surat Crime Branch arrested a gang of six persons for allegedly kidnapping a 36-year-old businessman, police said on Saturday.
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Ransomware 2.0: India and Australia logged the highest number of incidents
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI/ Bloomingdale): Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky recently revealed in a virtual conference that 2020's cybersecurity "disease" is targeted ransomware.
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Boy rescued, six who demanded bitcoin as ransom held from Karnataka's Daks
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) [India], December 20 (ANI): In a shocking incident, an eight-year-old boy was kidnapped from Ujire area of Dakshina Kannada and the abductors allegedly demanded ransom in Bitcoin. The minor was later rescued from Kolar on Saturday and six accused persons have bee
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UP: Minor stages own kidnapping, demands Rs 50 cr ransom from kin
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 4 (ANI): A 15-year-old boy allegedly staged his own abduction and demanded Rs 50 crores ransom from his family. Police and Special Task Force (STF) found him on Tuesday.
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Russian-speaking hackers hit US hospitals with ransomware
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): A group of Russian-speaking hackers has attacked recently a number of hospitals in the United States by using ransomware, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday.
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