Crypto security expert Jameson Lopp has documented dozens of such attacks against crypto figures since 2014. His GitHub list shows over 20 in-person incidents this year, with 28 in 2024 and 17 in ...

Paris suburb kidnapping case has been linked to cryptocurrency, with attackers demanding access to a Ledger wallet and cash.

Billionaire investor and entrepreneur Tim Heath shared his experience amid a growing trend of “wrench attacks” against crypto ...

John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 33 -- have since been indicted by a grand jury on a dozen counts, including ...

Similar crimes have surfaced globally, in the U.S., two people were recently indicted in New York for kidnapping a tourist to ...

Tim Heath, an Australian crypto entrepreneur, bit off part of an assailant's finger during an attempted kidnapping outside ...

Crypto crimes are rising fast in France—kidnappings, ransom, and extortion. As ETHCC kicks off in Paris, safety is now a top ...

This surge comes from the SEC approving the trade of spot Bitcoin and other exchange traded funds in 2024, which allows big Wall Street firms to offer crypto investment products. It also comes ...

A Manhattan crypto investor is facing serious charges after allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian man in a disturbing bid to extract access to digital assets. John Woeltz, 37, was ...

In a world where crypto wallets can hold millions and vanish in seconds, the threat of crypto-kidnapping is becoming disturbingly real. It’s not just something out of a spy movie anymore ...

One of the suspected masterminds behind a string of violent kidnappings in France of people linked to the cryptocurrency trade was detained Tuesday in Morocco, France’s justice minister said.

Two men pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges they kidnapped a friend for three weeks at a townhouse in Manhattan's upscale SoHo neighborhood, cut him with a chainsaw and set him on fire ...