ransom
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"But then I actually read the ransom note and saw it was Canvas that had been hacked."
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The Chicago Maroon, the university-led newspaper, posted a screenshot of a message from ShinyHunters that appeared to be seeking a ransom.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
On Wednesday, it had told customers that the situation had been resolved, only for a ransom note to briefly appear on the platform Thursday afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The ransom deal included the release of dozens of Islamist extremists imprisoned in Mali.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
But the intermediary made it clear that Pike would share this information under one condition: that he be paid a king’s ransom.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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