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Short: Email ransom-sender arrested

The German student who sent a ransom letter demanding $30,000 via email to a U.S. company has been arrested and charged with extortion for demanding ransom for the return of the company's data, according to a Reuters report.

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The German student who sent a ransom letter demanding $30,000 via email to a U.S. company has been arrested and charged with extortion for demanding ransom for the return of the company's data, according to a Reuters report.