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ResearchBuzz: FirehosePC World: Crypto millionaires are being targeted by kidnappers in Europe. “Any sufficient accumulation of wealth can make someone a target for crime, and cryptocurrency has been a popular tool for scammers thanks to its ‘anonymous’ possibilities. Those two factors appear to be combining in disturbing ways in a wave of kidnappings and ransoms in western Europe. Wealthy crypto investors are now […]
AutisticMumTo3Death, abuse and torture: traffickers hold fleeing Rohingya to ransom for up to £3000 a time | Rohingya | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/05/death-abuse-and-torture-traffickers-hold-fleeing-rohingya-to-ransom-for-up-to-3000-a-time
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#Myanmar
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#Ransoms
#BayOfBengal
#AndamanSea
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Zecharias Zelalem2.
Away from western shores, few are familiar with him. He preys on migrants from the Horn of Africa (where he himself hails from) fleeing war & poverty for Europe. For years, he operated a warehouse where migrants were held for #ransoms of up to $10,000, an astronomical sum. Families sell property, possessions to collect the money. #Torture happens over the phone to induce payments. #Hostages are killed if payments aren't made. Hundreds were held at a time.
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Mark
Teddy / Domingo (🇨🇵/🇬🇧)#Ransomware: These Cartels Will Leak Your Data Until You Pay. Now, a new #ransomware technique called “double #extortion,” which not only locks companies’ files but also forces them to pay #ransoms or their data gets leaked publicly, is exploding in light of the pandemic.
https://cybernews.com/security/these-ransomware-cartels-will-leak-your-data-until-you-pay/?&web_view=true
https://cybernews.com/security/these-ransomware-cartels-will-leak-your-data-until-you-pay/?&web_view=true
