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Retail Giant Media Markt Hit With $50,000,000 Bitcoin Ransomware Demand in Alleged Attack: Report

Europe’s largest consumer electronics chain is being targeted in a ransomware attack demanding tens of millions of dollars worth of…

November 10, 2021

Bitcoin Ransom Attack in Argentina Attempts to Block Access to 10 Years of Government Files

Alicia Bañuelos, Minister of Science and Technology of Argentina’s local government in San Luis, confirms that hackers launched an attack…

December 10, 2019

Expired: Bitcoin Ransom Deadline Lapses As City of Johannesburg Refuses to Hand Over 4 BTC

The City of Johannesburg refuses to cough up a crypto ransom in the amount of four Bitcoin worth approximately $37,471…

October 28, 2019