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France Hit by Another 'Wrench Attack', Crypto Executive and Family Robbed at Gunpoint

Summary: According to Decrypt, a crypto investment executive and their family in Verneuil-sur-Seine, France, were attacked by three armed intruders last Friday night, beaten, and bound with cable ties. The day before this incident, another investor was kidnapped, beaten, and abandoned 50 kilometers away near Cholet. France has recently seen a rise in '$5 wrench attacks', ...

According to Decrypt, a crypto investment executive and their family in Verneuil-sur-Seine, France, were attacked by three armed intruders last Friday night, beaten, and bound with cable ties.

The day before this incident, another investor was kidnapped, beaten, and abandoned 50 kilometers away near Cholet. France has recently seen a rise in '$5 wrench attacks', where criminal groups use violence to force victims to hand over their crypto assets, raising concerns about data leaks and security risks.

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