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Socio-economic dynamism and the expansion of child kidnapping for ransom in Nigeria

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences, 2022
Generally, kidnapping of children for ransom is a global menace and Nigeria is not an exception. Measures adopted by the State to combat the scourge have not really been effective.
Paul Oluwatosin Bello
exaly   +4 more sources

In-Depth Analysis of Ransom Note Files

open access: yesComputers, 2021
During recent years, many papers have been published on ransomware, but to the best of our knowledge, no previous academic studies have been conducted on ransom note files.
Yassine Lemmou   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

“In Heavy Chains”: The Treatment of Prisoners of War in the Teutonic Order in Prussia, the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the First Half of the Fifteenth Century

open access: yesLietuvos Istorijos Studijos, 2023
This article delves into a analysis of the treatment of prisoners of war during the late 14th and 15th centuries. The study not only examines the challenges encountered by the prisoners themselves, as documented in their letters, but also sheds light on
Antanas Petrilionis
doaj   +3 more sources

An economic analysis of ransomware and its welfare consequences [PDF]

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2020
We present in this work an economic analysis of ransomware, a relatively new form of cyber-enabled extortion. We look at how the illegal gains of the criminals will depend on the strategies they use, examining uniform pricing and price discrimination. We
J. Hernandez-Castro   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Financial, Accounting and Tax Implications of Ransomware Attack

open access: yesStudia Iuridica Lublinensia, 2023
Ransomware is a prime cybersecurity threat at the moment. In this paper we analyze financial implications of ransomware attacks, motivation of the ransomware victim to pay ransom, and legal, accounting and tax implications of such payment.
Đorđe Krivokapić   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deterrence, Backup, or Insurance: Game-Theoretic Modeling of Ransomware

open access: yesGames, 2023
In this paper, we present a game-theoretic analysis of ransomware. To this end, we provide theoretical and empirical analysis of a two-player Attacker-Defender (A-D) game, as well as a Defender-Insurer (D-I) game; in the latter, the attacker is assumed ...
Tongxin Yin, Armin Sarabi, Mingyan Liu
doaj   +1 more source

An Islamic Jurisprudential and Legal Survey of the Nature of Divorce for Consideration [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهش‌نامه حقوق اسلامی, 2019
Divorce for consideration or divorce for ransom is the same as divorce granted at the woman,s request against compensation and consensual divorce including the divorces that are issued against the payment of property from the woman,s side with this ...
Homaun Mafi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

الخطف والاحتجاز من خلال أرشيف تل ليلان (1762-1728) قبل الميلاد Kidnapping and Detention through the Archives of Tell Leilan (1762-1728 BCE.) [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of General Union of Arab Archaeologists, 2023
{AR} تتناول الدراسة الحالية بالشرح والتحليل ظاهرة الخطف والاحتجاز، من خلال عدد كبير من الشواهد المُتفرقة من أرشيف تل ليلان خلال القرن الثامن عشر قبل الميلاد، وقد تم عرضها وفقًا لسياقها التاريخي وترتيبها الزمني خلال عهد اثنين من ملوك ”أبوم“ وهما: ”موتيّا“
Mohy-ElDin El-Nady Abo El-Eaz
doaj   +1 more source

Rediscovering a Biblical and Early Patristic View of Atonement through Orthodox–Evangelical Dialogue

open access: yesReligions, 2021
One of the most effective ways to discover (or rediscover) truth is through dialogue. I believe that both Orthodox and Evangelicals have something important to offer for a reconstruction of a holistic biblical concept of atonement.
Petro Kovaliv
doaj   +1 more source

Some preliminary questions regarding the mdos rituals

open access: yesEuropean Bulletin of Himalayan Research, 2022
This article traces a widespread misunderstanding in Western Tibetological literature that mdos are synonymous with ‘thread-crosses’ (nam mkha’) used in various rituals. In fact, the term mdos has a much broader implication.
Anne-Marie Blondeau
doaj   +1 more source

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