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French Police Detain Seven Following Latest Crypto Kidnap Attempt
French authorities have detained seven suspects following the kidnapping of a 20-year-old Swiss man, believed to be the latest case in France’s growing wave of cryptocurrency-related abductions. The victim was rescued last Sunday in Valence during a special operation involving 150 gendarmes. He was reportedly found tied up in a house near the city’s high-speed train station, according to regional newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré. The case is the latest in a spate of so-called “wrench attacks” in France, in which kidnappers target wealthy crypto traders, executives or their families for ransom, often using ... (full story)
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