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South Korea's Hyundai Group office building was urgently evacuated due to bomb threats and bitcoin extortion

Two Hyundai Group buildings in South Korea were evacuated on Friday after bomb threats. An anonymous caller demanded 13 bitcoins as a ransom in exchange for cancelling the threatened attack. Special forces searched the buildings and found no explosives.

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2025-12-19 23:17:00
Singapore cyber security agency warns businesses of bitcoin ransomware risks

Singaporean authorities, including the Singapore cyber security agency, have issued a joint warning to alert local businesses to the growing threat of Akira ransomware variants. The ransomware Akira, which stole $42 million from more than 250 organisations in North America, Europe and Australia in a year, is now aggressively targeting businesses in Singapore, the warning said.

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2024-06-10 08:26:42
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