PANews|Jan 13, 2026 10:13
[France Sees Another 'Wrench Attack,' Crypto Executive's Family Victims of Armed Home Invasion]
According to Decrypt, a crypto investment executive in Verneuil-sur-Seine, France, and his family were attacked by three armed assailants during a home invasion last Friday night. The entire family was beaten and tied up with zip ties. The day before this incident, another investor was kidnapped, beaten, and abandoned 50 kilometers away from their home near Cholet. Recently, France has seen a surge in '$5 wrench attack' incidents, where criminal groups use violence to force victims to hand over crypto assets, sparking widespread concerns about data breaches and security risks.
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