The world's largest meat processing company has paid the equivalent of $11m (£7.8m) in ransom to put an end to a major cyber-attack. Computer networks at JBS were hacked last week, temporarily ...

aradaphotography / Getty Images Kidnapping for ransom incidents are chronic problems around the world because they can be an incredibly lucrative business for the perpetrators of these crimes.

Copy Link A company accidentally hired a North Korean remote IT worker, who later stole sensitive company data and attempted to hold it to ransom after being fired, according to an American ...

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Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts or blocks access to a victim’s files, data, or systems until a ransom is paid. When under such an attack, users are shown instructions for how to ...

His first negotiation took place as he was trying to raise a ransom of around $12,500 (£9,800) for two of his relatives who had been abducted. "I did not know what I was doing. I was just ...

Star Health, India's biggest health insurer, on Saturday said it had received a ransom demand of $68,000 from a cyberhacker in connection with a leak of customer data and medical records.

That’s a big concern. The financial impact of these failures is not limited to ransom payments alone. The true cost of inadequate cyber resilience extends far beyond the immediate outlay.

One of the world's most experienced kidnap-for-ransom negotiators, Walker has helped resolve over 300 cases worldwide. Walker and I discussed how to deal with difficult emotions in stressful ...

The Bloc Québécois’ ransom note to the Liberal Party – support the passage of two of our private member’s bills by Oct. 29, or we’ll bring down the government – is admirably forthright.

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