The father of an unnamed crypto businessman was released by police in Paris, France, during an invasion of the Ari -owner's owner law where man was captive for redemption for days.
According to Reporting From Le Monde, the invasion of May 3 resulted in five arrests. Local Outlet Le Parisien also Says Kidnappers asked between 5 million and 7 million euros, or up to $ 7.9 million, to release captive people.
Although the victims' identification details remain short, likely for security reasons, the Crypto businessman and his father owned a Malta-based crypto marketing firm, French media reports.
This incident features similarity to the kidnapping of ledger's co-founder David Balland in France in January 2025. Balland will also be held for a crypto ransom until he is released by law enforcement officials in a rescue operation.
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Unfortunately, this latest incident also follows a string of similar ransom attempts around the world that target crypto users and their loved ones in an attempt to raise funds from individuals who have noticed to hold a large amount of wealth.
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Crypto kidnapping attempts are sad to be commonplace
In November 2024, Wonderfi CEO Dean Skurka was kidnapped and forced to pay a $ 1 million cryptocurrency ransom to assailants, abducted by him using a vehicle in Toronto town, Canada.
Six individuals in Chicago, Illinois will be charged in February 2025 with the kidnapping of a family and their nurse in exchange for a crypto ransom.
According to an FBI report, kidnappers forced their trip indoors to Chicago by pretending they accidentally damaged the family garage door.
When inside, the suspects forced the family into a van and abducted the family for five days before they were forced to surrender $ 15 million worth of cryptocurrencies to secure their release.
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Online streamer Amouranth was the victim of a home raid in March 2025 when several armed suspects held him to the gunpoint and asked for the keys to his cryptocurrency.
Four suspects were charged in connection with the incident and arrested by law enforcement officials in the US state of Texas.
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