Toronto Crypto Company CEO Kidnapped, Held For $1 Million Ransom Before Being Released (www.cbc.ca)
(Thursday November 07, 2024 @05:50PM (BeauHD)
from the high-profile-figures dept.)
- Reference: 0175427559
- News link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/07/2159228/toronto-crypto-company-ceo-kidnapped-held-for-1-million-ransom-before-being-released
- Source link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/kidnapping-toronto-businessman-cryptocurrency-1.7376679
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CBC News:
> The head of a company specializing in cryptocurrency was [1]kidnapped and held for ransom in downtown Toronto during rush hour Wednesday. Police were called about a kidnapping in the area of University Avenue and Richmond Street W. just before 6 p.m., says a spokesperson with the Toronto Police Service. The suspects forced the victim into a vehicle and made a demand for money, the spokesperson said. The man was later located in Centennial Park in Etobicoke uninjured.
>
> CBC Toronto has learned the victim is Dean Skurka, the president and CEO of Toronto-based financial firm [2]WonderFi . He was released after a ransom of $1 million was paid electronically, a source close to the investigation said. Police say the investigation is ongoing and have not released any further details. [...] The alleged kidnapping happened the same day WonderFi released its third quarter earnings results, showing a 153 per cent increase compared to its third quarter in 2023.
[1] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/kidnapping-toronto-businessman-cryptocurrency-1.7376679
[2] https://www.wonder.fi/#Executive-Team
> The head of a company specializing in cryptocurrency was [1]kidnapped and held for ransom in downtown Toronto during rush hour Wednesday. Police were called about a kidnapping in the area of University Avenue and Richmond Street W. just before 6 p.m., says a spokesperson with the Toronto Police Service. The suspects forced the victim into a vehicle and made a demand for money, the spokesperson said. The man was later located in Centennial Park in Etobicoke uninjured.
>
> CBC Toronto has learned the victim is Dean Skurka, the president and CEO of Toronto-based financial firm [2]WonderFi . He was released after a ransom of $1 million was paid electronically, a source close to the investigation said. Police say the investigation is ongoing and have not released any further details. [...] The alleged kidnapping happened the same day WonderFi released its third quarter earnings results, showing a 153 per cent increase compared to its third quarter in 2023.
[1] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/kidnapping-toronto-businessman-cryptocurrency-1.7376679
[2] https://www.wonder.fi/#Executive-Team
Obvious solution (Score:3)
by Rosco P. Coltrane ( 209368 )
Pay the ransom in crypto.
Oh wait... The kidnappers probably prefer real money.
Lesson to all CEOs (Score:3)
by sunderland56 ( 621843 )
Be nice to your employees. Otherwise they may not pay your ransom.
Re: (Score:2)
by sjames ( 1099 )
Accidental Red Chief scenario. They refuse to pay but he's so obnoxious the kidnappers send him back anyway.
Is this uncouth to say? (Score:2)
by i kan reed ( 749298 )
lol
and/or
lmao
He kidnapped himself (Score:2)
Easy way to launder a quick million
Re: (Score:2)
I hope he beat himself with a $5 wrench before giving up the crypto. Its important to fulfill the entire comic.