Rising Pirate Attacks off Somalia Endanger Key Trade Route November 12, 2025 By David Herbling Instability in Yemen and the Horn of Africa is fueling a resurgence in maritime piracy off Somalia, a cause for...
EU Warship Secures Tanker Crew Following Somali Pirate Attack November 10, 2025 By Renee Maltezou and Jonathan Saul An EU warship secured the crew of an oil products tanker on Friday after it was attacked by pirates off...
Assailants Attack Tanker off Somalia in Suspected Pirate Strike November 4, 2025 Armed assailants attacked a commercial tanker off the coast of Mogadishu on Monday, firing at the vessel after attempting to...
Crypto Crime Spills Over From Behind the Screen to Real-Life Violence June 4, 2025 By Dave Collins A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in Paris was held for ransom...
Crypto High-Rollers Go Big on Bodyguards to Deter Kidnappers May 19, 2025 By Emily Nicolle Even before Coinbase Global Inc. disclosed that hackers had stolen the home addresses and account balances of its customers, Jethro...
Pirates Are Attacking Ships in Gulf of Guinea. Here’s Why and the Impact. January 26, 2021 By Libby George LAGOS— Pirates are stepping up attacks on ships in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, defying regional navies. On Saturday, pirates...
Marine Insurer Seacurus Launches South-East Asian Petro-Piracy Coverage February 4, 2015 Specialist marine insurance intermediary, Seacurus, has developed a petro-piracy endorsement which can be added to existing kidnap & ransom (KR)...
XL Group Assembles Crisis Management Team in U.S. September 4, 2013 XL Group has added a crisis management team to provide corporate clients in the U.S. with product recall, war, terrorism...
Pirate Kidnappings Surge in Waters off Nigeria as Attacks Spread July 15, 2013 By Alaric Nightingale Kidnappings of sailors on merchant ships in waters off Nigeria and nearby countries surged in the first half as pirates...
Lockton: Companies Overlooking Most Crucial Part of Kidnap & Ransom Insurance May 17, 2013 The ransom and extortion industry’s danger zone has expanded well beyond Central and South America, yet companies tend to downplay...