Ransom
Coverage of Ransom in the Nexus archive.
- Judge orders Nancy Guthrie ransom imposter into inpatient treatment before sentencing
A federal judge ordered Derrick Anthony Callella to undergo inpatient substance abuse treatment before sentencing for sending fraudulent ransom messages to the family of missing Nancy Guthrie. Callella, who pleaded guilty to harassment charges, is awaiting sentencing while the FBI continues to investigate Guthrie's disappearance as a potential kidnapping-for-ransom case.
- Dual-citizen, 19, charged in cyber hacking scheme involving $100M in ransom
Peter Stokes, a 19-year-old dual-citizen, has been charged in a cyber hacking scheme involving $100 million in ransom. He is accused of being a member of Scattered Spider, a hacking group responsible for over 100 network intrusions.
- NSCDC rescues teenage girl from kidnappers, arrests suspects
NSCDC rescued a teenage girl from kidnappers after her family received ransom demands of N800,000. Suspects were arrested in connection with the abduction claim.
- Man Sentenced for Kidnapping Victim at Gunpoint and Seeking Ransom for Drug Debt
A man was sentenced for kidnapping a victim at gunpoint and demanding a ransom to settle a drug debt. The incident involved criminal charges related to violence and extortion.
- Arrests in Nigeria after abduction of local monarch 'held for ransom'
Arrests have occurred in Nigeria following the abduction of a local monarch, who was reportedly taken from his palace and is being held in a forest for ransom.
- Seiko USA website defaced as hacker claims customer data theft
The Seiko USA website was defaced by hackers who claimed to have stolen its Shopify customer database and demanded a ransom to prevent data leakage. The attackers displayed a message threatening to release the data if their demands were not met.
- Rockstar Games Hacked, Hackers Threaten a Massive Data Leak If Not Paid Ransom
Rockstar Games was reportedly hacked, with hackers threatening a massive data leak unless a ransom is paid. The incident involves GTA 6 and mentions of shinyhunters in the article's title.