#kidnap-for-ransom

#kidnap-for-ransom

Boadu's family released a statement, reading: 'Words cannot begin to describe how life has been since Josh's passing and he will be forever in our hearts.'

Brown was charged with home invasion, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over age 60, kidnapping, witness intimidation, armed assault in a dwelling, armed burglary, breaking and entering in a building at night, larceny of a motor vehicle, and larceny over $1,200.

Dominique Pelicot was sentenced in 2024 to 20 years in prison for aggravated rape, after he recruited dozens of strangers to rape his then-wife after drugging her in their home between 2011 and 2020.

The victim had just left Lobito de Mar, the restaurant owned by chef Dani García, when three men forcibly removed him from the street, pepper-sprayed him, and threw him into a Ford Transit van. Several pedestrians and residents on nearby balconies immediately called authorities. Spanish National Police tracked the vehicle to Ronda de Toledo, about 15 minutes from the scene, and arrested two of the attackers.

He wanted something in return for returning files to the Dutch police. What he got in return was an arrest. A press release from Dutch police sums it up: On Thursday evening around 7:00 PM, police arrested a 40-year-old man from Ridderkerk on Prinses Beatrixstraat in Ridderkerk for computer hacking. Due to a police error, the man had inadvertently gained access to confidential police documents.

Five Dublin criminals with over 120 previous convictions carried out a prolonged attack on a man by branding him with the word 'rat' using a hot-poker iron, waterboarding him, and running over him with an electric bike.

An extortionist who demanded €20,000 from two innocent victims - threatening one that their children's throats would be slit and warning another he would be killed - has argued that his five-year sentence was twice as severe as that handed to his co-accused.

This highly organised gang thought they were outsmarting the police and prison authorities. What they didn't know is they were subject to sustained specialist surveillance by Met officers. All seven men admitted their roles in a serious, organised, and prolific enterprise to supply Class B and C drugs, and conveying list A and B articles into prisons.

Perhaps it's the future of digital commerce? As it turns out, none of those really stuck, as extreme price swings and fees make the crypto a bad fit for most practical commercial purposes. The horrifying abduction of Nancy Guthrie, however, highlights perhaps the one persistent utility Bitcoin has been able to maintain: its place as the de facto global currency of crime.

Pima County police shared that one arrest has been made in relation to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie's mother. On February 5, the FBI arrested Derrick Callella for sending ransom texts asking for bitcoin to the Guthrie family. The FBI traced the phone number from the text message to Torrance, California, where he was arrested. "My next message is to those impostors who are trying to take advantage and profit from this situation. We will investigate and ensure you are held accountable for your actions," FBI agent Heith Janke shared during the press conference on February 5.

The 84-year-old mother of television journalist Savannah Guthrie went missing from her Arizona home earlier this month in what police believe was a targeted kidnapping. Nearly three weeks on, despite emotional public appeals, puzzling ransom notes and an army of online sleuths dissecting every detail, the investigation appears stalled. With hundreds of thousands of disappearances reported every year in the US, what is it about this story that has fueled such intense, and at times morbid, public fascination?

Given the scale and disruption of 2025, this pattern could be an early signal that 2026 may follow a similar path. Organisations should not mistake the month-on-month drop for a decline in risk. As for Qilin, its attacks show no signs of stopping - within the past few days it has claimed a breach of the Local 100 Chapter of the Transport Workers Union of America, affecting 41,000 current and 26,000 former employees.

A 47-year-old man arrested by police in Poland for allegedly being involved in cybercriminal activities has been linked to the Phobos ransomware operation. According to Poland's Central Cybercrime Bureau, officers found hacking tools, credentials, payment card numbers, and server IP addresses on the unnamed suspect's devices during a search. They also discovered that the suspect had exchanged messages with the Phobos ransomware group.