Exmo’s Pavel Lerner was kidnapped in Kiev on December 26th, shortly before the company fell under DDOS attack. He has just been freed after paying a ransom of over $1 million in bitcoins. Many media reports came out this week concerning the news that Pavel Lerner, Managing Director at bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange Exmo, had been kidnapped. After a few days of speculation, we can now report that Lerner is alive and unharmed. He was Read More The post Pavel Lerner, Kidnapped Exmo Managing Director, Free After Paying $1 Million Ransom in Bitcoins appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.



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