Increase in Attacks on Cryptocurrency Holders
Since the beginning of the year, nearly 80 kidnappings, hostage situations, or extortions targeting cryptocurrency holders have been reported. The latest incident occurred in early August in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, where a shopkeeper fell victim to a home invasion. The police, alerted, intervened while the assailants were searching her apartment, leading to the arrest of one suspect, while two accomplices managed to escape. An investigation for attempted robbery in an organized group has been opened, which could result in up to 15 years of imprisonment. Furthermore, stolen databases that have become outdated complicate the situation, as illustrated by the case of a computer engineer from Val-de-Marne, targeted three times in six months, not for his cryptocurrencies, but due to an outdated address listed in these databases. This situation raises concerns about the management of data for cryptocurrency holders, as France plans to exchange this information with non-European jurisdictions through the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF).
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