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- Abduction attempts in Paris boast at least the sixth encrypted attack in France this year.
- The Github tracker shows a global spike of physical attacks related to encryption assets.
- Other attacks this year include kidnapping, cutting and ransom demands of France, Asia and South America.
A woman and her child, who are relatives of the main characters of the French cryptographic industry, aimed to be kidnapped in Paris on Tuesday.
According to the police, an individual with four masks ambushes the family near the loan on the 11th. quotation By ~ France 24 and AFP.
Three of the perpetrators tried to force women and children by car. Her partner was assaulted while trying to intervene.
The woman disarmed one of the attackers and abandoned the weapon to attract the bystander.
The group then ran away, and the van was later restored by nearby authorities. All three victims were slightly injured and were taken to the hospital.
The authorities have confirmed that women are the co -founder of Paymium and the daughter of the CEO, one of France’s most early encryption exchange.
The latest cases are added to a series of violent crimes targeting encrypted individuals or their families. Even those who were held for ransom without being involved in encryption found that the kidnappers demanded payment by encryption.
Public trackers operated by security firm CASA CTO Jameson Lopp record Up to 22 physical encryption attacks until 2025 in France, Spain, Hong Kong and other areas.
This list is not thorough and many crimes are not reported, but this year’s figure is compared to 32 cases in 2024, with 24 cases in 2023.
French alone saw at least six events this year. In January, the co -founder of the director, David Balland and his partner hijacking Balland’s fingers in France are known to have been cut by the kidnapper demanding a password as a ransom. Nine suspects, including allegations of ring leaders, were arrested.
In early May, a separate case is a man hijacking To rob Cryptocurrency from his wealthy son. Victims also lost their fingers.
Last year, the day before the new year, the father of the encryption influenza was taken hostage from Saint-Genis-Pouilly as a ransom attempt.
In addition to France, trends are worldwide. In March, after the kidnappers demanded $ 20 million in encryption, ANSON QUE, China-Philippine Steel Steel, died, and the authorities have already offered $ 3.5 million. Currently, the investigation is in progress.
In Hong Kong, a Turkish man was ambushed during the encryption contract, and the most recent case of some of the cash-crypto transactions was wrong.
In Brazil, Spanish businessmen were kidnapped and kidnapped by criminals posing in law enforcement. They demanded $ 50 million in encryption and caught him for five days before they escaped.
Edited by SEBASTIAN SINCLAIR
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