Masked Intruders Target Crypto Data in French Home Invasion
- Three masked men broke into a home in Manosque, France, tying up a woman at gunpoint and stealing a USB drive containing her partner’s crypto data.
- The incident is part of over 70 documented crypto wrench attacks globally last year, with France reporting more than 14 such cases.
- A French tax official was indicted for using state tax databases to identify crypto holders and passing their information to criminal networks.
The recent home invasion in Manosque highlights the growing trend of violent crimes targeting cryptocurrency holders in France, where organized crime networks are increasingly exploiting digital assets for financial gain.
France’s combination of high criminal activity and visible concentrations of crypto wealth makes it a hotspot for such crimes, as evidenced by the indictment of a tax official abusing access to sensitive data. (Source)
