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After latest kidnap attempt, crypto types tell crime bosses

Ex-FBI agent: Crypto kidnapping blends ‘old-school, new-school crime’

Crypto kidnapping has become a fad with criminals resorting to old and new-school tactics, former FBI agent Robert D'Amico says.

Ars Technica · 10h

After latest kidnap attempt, crypto types tell crime bosses: Transfers are traceable

The last major abduction happened in Paris only two weeks ago, and it ended with French police storming a house in the Paris suburbs and rescuing a crypto mogul's now-four-fingered father. The attacks have spooked the industry,

Newser on MSN · 1d

Witnesses Stop Kidnapping of Crypto Boss' Family

A kidnapping attempt targeting the daughter and young grandson of a cryptocurrency executive was foiled Tuesday morning in Paris' 11th district. According to police sources and local media, three masked men jumped from a white van around 8:20am and tried to seize the pair,

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Daughter of crypto boss escapes Paris kidnap attempt in latest in series of attacks

Armed assailants tried to kidnap the daughter and grandson of a French cryptocurrency boss in Paris, police said, in a brazen ...

Inside France’s brutal crypto crime wave with chopped off fingers, delivery van street kidnaps & £10million ransoms

FRANCE is facing a wave of cryptocurrency kidnappings with victims snatched off the street in daylight and being returned with gruesome injuries such as chopped off fingers. Police sources told ...

Blockonomi1d

Crypto Exchange Founder’s Family Escapes Kidnapping Attempt in Paris

Daughter and grandson of French crypto exchange co-founder escape armed kidnapping in Paris, highlighting growing violent ...

Coinspeaker7d

Crypto Scam: LockBit Ransomware Gang Hacked, 60,000 Bitcoin Addresses Exposed

LockBit ransomware has suffered the same attack it often launched on crypto firms, with confidential information leaked by ...

France 24 on MSN2d

Armed gang tries to kidnap crypto CEO's daughter, grandson in central Paris

Armed assailants on Tuesday attempted to kidnap the daughter and grandson of a prominent French cryptocurrency entrepreneur ...

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60K Bitcoin addresses leaked as LockBit ransomware gang gets hacked

Nearly 60,000 Bitcoin addresses tied to LockBit ransomware were exposed after an affiliate panel breach, revealing insights ...

Cryptopolitan on MSN8d

G7 to confront North Korea’s billion-dollar crypto heists at Canada summit

G7 leaders will address North Korea’s crypto thefts at their summit in Alberta, Canada, in June 2025. G7 may push for ...

BeInCrypto13d

ZachXBT Begins Freezing Funds from $330 Million Bitcoin Theft

ZachXBT freezes $7 million of stolen funds in a $330 million Bitcoin theft involving an elderly victim, with two suspects ...

CoinTelegraph2d

Crypto exchange CEO’s daughter fights off brazen kidnappers in Paris

has created a list on GitHub recording dozens of offline crypto robberies, with 22 incidents of in-person crypto-related theft so far this year. A University of Cambridge study in September ...

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French police investigating series of crypto kidnappings with executives tied up and their fingers cut off

Authorities in France are investigating a series of kidnappings linked to the world of cryptocurrencies. The most recent ...

Cryptopolitan on MSN7d

LockBit ransomware gang gets hacked, 60K Bitcoin addresses leaked

The LockBit ransomware gang suffered a major breach, leaking 60,000 Bitcoin wallet addresses and internal data. Hackers ...

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