# Ransom

Fourth Nancy Guthrie ransom note sent to TMZ demanding payment, while an ex-FBI agent notices oddities in the case. Ranveer Singh receives extortion demand for crores over a WhatsApp voice note.

### About Ransom
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts a victim's files, demanding payment for their decryption.  

### Insights
- ransom engagements is up 235.23% from the previous year.

### Engagements: [---------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:ransom/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/ransom/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [---------]  
Daily Average: [----------]  
[--] Week: [----------] +232%  
[--] Month: [-----------] +50%  
[--] Months: [-------------] +68%  
[--] Year: [-------------] +235%  
1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-11-24  
1-Year Low: [---------] on 2026-02-02  

Engagements by network (24h):
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### Mentions: [-----] (24h)
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[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/ransom/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [-----]  
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1-Year High: [-----] on 2026-02-11  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-03-15  

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### Creators: [-----] (24h)
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[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/ransom/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Ransom in the last [--] hours which is down 5.40% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [-----]  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2026-02-11  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-03-15  

The most influential creators that mention Ransom in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                            | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                            | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@FoxNews](/creator/youtube/FoxNews)               | [--]    | [----------] | [--]    | [-------]     |
| [@abcnews](/creator/youtube/abcnews)               | [--]    | [----------] | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@lyricalemonade](/creator/youtube/lyricalemonade) | [--]    | [----------] | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@newsnation](/creator/youtube/newsnation)         | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@fox10phoenix](/creator/youtube/fox10phoenix)     | [--]   | [-------]    | [--]    | [-------]     |

[View More](/list/creators/ransom/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 41%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:ransom/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/ransom/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 41%  
Daily Average: 67%  
[--] Week: 38% -4%  
[--] Month: 41% -20%  
[--] Months: 41% -17%  
[--] Year: 41% -35%  
1-Year High: 99% on 2025-05-22  
1-Year Low: 18% on 2025-03-03  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Community Support: (75%) Users are actively engaging in discussions and showing support for the topic.
- Information Sharing: (60%) Users are sharing relevant news articles and resources related to the topic.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Security Concerns: (85%) Discussions highlight potential vulnerabilities and risks associated with the topic.
- Ethical Debates: (70%) Ongoing conversations address the moral implications and ethical considerations of the topic.
  

### Top Ransom News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Fourth Nancy Guthrie ransom note sent to TMZ A fourth note has been sent to TMZ by somebody claiming to know what happened to Nancy Guthrie and demanding confidential payment for their information the outlet's founder Harvey Levin revealed"  
[News Link](https://nypost.com/2026/02/16/us-news/fourth-nancy-guthrie-ransom-note-sent-to-tmz/) [@nypost](/creator/news/nypost) 2026-02-16T17:38Z 3.6M followers, 22.8K engagements


"Ex-FBI Agent Notices Something Odd About Nancy Guthrie Ransom - Newsweek Nancy Guthrie the 84-year-old mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie was last seen at her home near Tucson on January 31"  
[News Link](https://www.newsweek.com/ex-fbi-agent-notices-something-odd-about-nancy-guthrie-ransom-11529419) [@Newsweek](/creator/x/Newsweek) 2026-02-16T15:28Z 3.6M followers, [----] engagements


"Third Nancy Guthrie ransom note sent to TMZ including demand for bitcoin in exchange for information: report A new letter in the bewildering Nancy Guthrie case has been sent to TMZ reportedly including a demand for one bitcoin in exchange for information about "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother"  
[News Link](https://nypost.com/2026/02/11/us-news/third-nancy-guthrie-ransom-note-sent-to-tmz/) [@nypost](/creator/news/nypost) 2026-02-11T15:43Z 3.6M followers, 33.7K engagements


"Nancy Guthrie ransom Bitcoin account receives $152 payment The bitcoin account associated with Nancy Guthrie's expired ransom began showing activity Tuesday evening"  
[News Link](https://nypost.com/2026/02/11/us-news/nancy-guthrie-ransom-bitcoin-account-receives-152-payment/) [@nypost](/creator/news/nypost) 2026-02-11T12:05Z 3.6M followers, 23.9K engagements



### Top Ransom Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"@grok @RealAmVoice @KevinPosobiec @stevegrubershow I havent been following the case did they leave a ransom note or something what was the purpose in kidnapping this poor old lady"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HoldF19213/status/2023904430874100001) [@HoldF19213](/creator/x/HoldF19213) 2026-02-17T23:36Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Odd moment where Yglesias seems to be citing evidence to say the opposite of what it actually says. The OP points out that Harvard has kept black and Hispanic admissions steady while supposedly ending racial preferences. Matt says ACTUALLY they were predicted to fall. Um yes. If you look at at the Arcidiacono Kinsler & Ransom research that was relied on by the plaintiffs in the Students for Fair Admissions vs Harvard case they said that a meritocratic admission system would leave the white share of admits basically flat. If you look at at the Arcidiacono Kinsler & Ransom research that was"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stanfordNYC/status/2023893846946705437) [@stanfordNYC](/creator/x/stanfordNYC) 2026-02-17T22:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes has been claimed a victim to RHYSIDA Ransomware Ransom Price: [--] BTC or $677365.30 at time of post"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DarkWebInformer/status/2023891038272893219) [@DarkWebInformer](/creator/x/DarkWebInformer) 2026-02-17T22:43Z 161.1K followers, [----] engagements


"So when I say I still think this was a true Ransom from the beginning thats what they thought. Then backed off . The reason I still believe this is because that was there plan to show proof of life but now Nancy couldnt survive that. #NancyGuthrieCase"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ChrisRoach513/status/2023878456157892654) [@ChrisRoach513](/creator/x/ChrisRoach513) 2026-02-17T21:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

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