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WonderFi CEO kidnapped and forced to pay $1M ransom: Report

WonderFi CEO Dean Skurka reportedly said in an email that he is “safe” now and that no company funds and data were impacted.

The CEO of Toronto crypto firm WonderFi Technologies was reportedly kidnapped and forced to pay a $1 million ransom for this release, CBC reported on Nov. 7.

Dean Skurka was “forced” into a vehicle in downtown Toronto during “rush hour” on Nov. 6 and made a $1 million electronic transfer to secure his release, a source close to the investigation told CBC.

Skurka reportedly confirmed via email that he was involved in an “incident” on Nov. 6 but is safe and that company funds and data were not impacted.

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