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Plex Forums Breached, Hacker Holding Data for Ransom
2015-07-03 18:03:08| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
The hacker made off with IP addresses, forum private messages, email addresses, and encrypted passwords.
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Realtor held for ransom: Robber wanted $50,000
2015-06-08 12:58:03| Real Estate - Topix.net
Realtor held for ransom: Robber wanted $50,000 10 News has new details from the St. Pete realtor bound and held for ransom. Check out this story on wtsp.com: http://on.wtsp.com/1MgxMHp "He says, 'Sorry about this' and I turn and look at him and he's got a gun between my eyes.
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Robber demands ransom after handcuffing Realtor showing him house
2015-06-05 22:12:13| Real Estate - Topix.net
A 59-year old Realtor from St. Petersburg found herself in a frightening situation when a house showing turned into a ransom situation in which she was handcuffed and zip-tied on the ground as the robber tried to extort her husband for money. According to the Tampa Bay Times , the agent was notified by the real estate website Zillow that a man named Robert Evans was interested in a small house that wasn't far from her own.
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Synology NAS devices targeted by hackers, demand Bitcoin ransom to decrypt files
2014-08-05 16:34:44| Extremetech
Synology is back in the spotlight for NAS trouble -- this time its devices are being ransomed for Bitcoin. The company has promised an update as soon as it has details; we've got information on how to protect yourself til then.
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Trojan app encrypts files on Android devices and asks for ransom
2014-06-05 21:42:48| InfoWorld: Top News
The ransomware model is increasingly being adopted by cybercriminals who target mobile users, one of their latest creations being able to encrypt files stored on the SD memory cards of Android devices. A new threat dubbed Android/Simplock.A was identified by researchers from antivirus firm ESET over the weekend and while it's not the first ransomware program for Android, it is the first one seen by the company that holds files hostage by encrypting them.