{"id":228541,"date":"2024-07-04T17:14:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T17:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/kidnappers-arrested-after-demanding-a-660000-usdt-ransom\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T17:14:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T17:14:09","slug":"kidnappers-arrested-after-demanding-a-660000-usdt-ransom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/kidnappers-arrested-after-demanding-a-660000-usdt-ransom\/","title":{"rendered":"Kidnappers arrested after demanding a $660,000 USDT ransom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/crypto-news-policeman-option02.webp\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Two Hong Kong kidnappers demanded a stablecoin ransom before getting arrested, highlighting concerns over crypto-related crimes and safety.<\/p>\n<p>The interesting and jarring kidnapping took place in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, and saw criminals demanding a cryptocurrency <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/bitcoin-ransomware-defrauds-over-250-companies-for-42m\/\">ransom<\/a> for a three-year-old boy. The child was abducted on July 3 while shopping with his mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to local media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hk01.com\/%E7%AA%81%E7%99%BC\/1034733\/%E5%B0%87%E8%BB%8D%E6%BE%B3%E4%B8%89%E6%AD%B2%E7%AB%A5%E6%98%A8%E5%8D%88%E9%81%AD%E7%B6%81%E5%8C%AA%E6%89%8B%E5%B7%BE%E6%8E%A9%E5%98%B4%E6%93%84%E8%B5%B0-o%E8%A8%98%E4%BB%8A%E6%B8%85%E6%99%A8%E6%95%91%E5%9B%9E%E8%82%89%E5%8F%83%E6%8B%98%E5%85%A9%E4%BA%BA?utm_source=01articlecopy&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a>, the criminals demanded a ransom of 660,000 USDT from the parents for the release of the boy through the messaging app Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>The abduction, captured on CCTV, showed the toddler being taken in broad daylight, his cries muffled with a handkerchief.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In Hong Kong, criminals demanded 660,000 USDT for the kidnapped three-year-old child.<\/p>\n<p>In one of the districts of Hong Kong, unknown individuals abducted a three-year-old child at the Tseung Kwan O Plaza shopping center. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aKrNxh3L4X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/aKrNxh3L4X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0432 (@Vladislav10124) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vladislav10124\/status\/1808825527299342789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Hong Kong Police Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) immediately launched a thorough investigation. By July 4, the police had rescued the child and arrested two suspects.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crypto kidnappings\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>This incident in Hong Kong is <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/crypto-industry-lost-572-7-million-to-hacks-and-scams-in-q2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">part of a growing pattern<\/a>, raising concerns among law enforcement agencies worldwide about the need for enhanced strategies and technologies to combat crypto-related crimes.<\/p>\n<p>As crypto has gained in popularity, there has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/ledger-address-poisoning-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noticeable increase<\/a> in the number of ransom demands involving digital currencies, reflecting a broader trend in which criminals exploit the complexities of crypto to evade detection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This incident highlights the growing trend of criminals utilizing digital currencies for ransoms due to their untraceable nature, adding a difficult layer to traditional law enforcement efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Hong Kong is known for its low crime rates, especially concerning children\u2019s safety, this case has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dimsumdaily.hk\/tseung-kwan-o-plaza-kidnapping-sparks-widespread-fear-among-hong-kong-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deeply shaken the community<\/a> and sparked media coverage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/kidnappers-arrested-after-demanding-a-660000-usdt-ransom\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Hong Kong kidnappers demanded a stablecoin ransom before getting arrested, highlighting concerns over crypto-related crimes and safety. The interesting and jarring kidnapping took place<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":228542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[163],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}