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CASE 387  |  Young woman  |  January 5, 2026  |  France
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  387
  date                January 5, 2026
  original_date       January 5, 2026
  year                2026
  month               1
  quarter             2026-Q1
  victim              Young woman
  location            Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
  country             France
  scenario            Home Invasion
  description         A young woman was held captive in Manosque after being robbed of cryptocurrency by several masked individuals.
  kidnappings         1
  violence_torture    1
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             1
  theft               1
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        USB drive, which contained cryptocurrency data
  coin_type           Crypto
  reports             Le Parisien
  notes               The three men, who were trying to recover her partner's cryptocurrencies, threatened her with a handgun and slapped her.
  has_processed_date  0
  created_at          2026-01-06 15:53:58
  (flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
   their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
   same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)

AI SUMMARY  [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
  **Victim:** Young woman (identity undisclosed), partner of cryptocurrency holder in Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
  
  **Attackers:** Three hooded/masked individuals (identities unknown). Targeted victim's partner's cryptocurrency holdings.
  
  **Attack Method:** Home invasion around 7:30 PM Monday, January 5, 2026 at residence on Chemin Champs de Pruniers in Manosque. Three men entered couple's home, found woman alone.
  
  **Violence Used:** Tied up and held captive. Threatened with handgun. Slapped during ordeal.
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** USB drive containing cryptocurrency data stolen. Financial loss not yet assessed at time of reporting.
  
  **Status:** Victim freed herself after few minutes, contacted police unharmed. Interviewed by investigators Tuesday, January 7, 2026. Investigation opened and entrusted to local criminal investigation department (SLPJ) and regional directorate of national police. No arrests reported yet.
  

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/victime-dun-vol-de-cryptomonnaie-une-jeune-femme-sequestree-par-plusieurs-individus-cagoules-a-manosque-06-01-2026-WS2ED2I3UFHB7JRDMUE2XXRVYI.php
  [url_2]  https://decrypt.co/354078/masked-gunmen-tie-up-woman-france-steal-usb-crypto

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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)

Victime d’un vol de cryptomonnaies, une jeune femme séquestrée par plusieurs individus cagoulés à Manosque - Le Parisien

Le préjudice financier n’a pas été évalué, mais celui de la victime, lui, est conséquent. Une femme, victime de vol de cryptomonnaies, a été séquestrée par plusieurs individus cagoulés, ce lundi en début de soirée, à Manosque (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), a appris Le Parisien de source policière.

Ce lundi, vers 19h30, trois individus cagoulés pénètrent dans le logement d’un couple situé Chemin Champs de Pruniers à Manosque. À leur arrivée, ils attachent et séquestrent la jeune femme, qui réside dans l’habitation.

Les trois hommes, qui cherchent à récupérer les cryptomonnaies de son conjoint, la menacent avec une arme de poing et la gifle. Après avoir récupéré une clé USB contenant des données, les trois individus prennent la fuite.

Au bout de quelques minutes, la jeune femme qui n’a pas été blessée, parvient à se désentraver et à contacter les forces de l’ordre.

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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)

Masked Gunmen Tie Up Woman in France, Steal Crypto USB - Decrypt

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.

A French tax official was indicted last June for allegedly using tax records to identify crypto holders and passing information to organized crime networks.

Security researcher Jameson Lopp's database has documented over 70 crypto wrench attacks globally last year.

Three masked men broke into a home in Manosque, France, on Monday evening, tying up a woman at gunpoint and stealing a USB drive containing her partner's crypto data.

The incident occurred at a residence on Chemin Champs de Pruniers in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, according to French outlet Le Parisien.

The assailants threatened the victim with a handgun and slapped her before taking the USB drive and fleeing.

The victim, who was reportedly unharmed, managed to free herself within minutes and contacted police. An investigation has been opened and entrusted to the local criminal investigation department and the regional directorate of the national police.

Last year, Jameson Lopp, CTO of the security firm Casa, documented over 70 crypto-related wrench attacks globally in his publicly available database, with France emerging as a European hotspot for violent crypto-related crime, with more than 14 such incidents reported.

“France’s combination of a relatively high baseline level of criminal activity, visible concentrations of crypto wealth among founders, traders, and public figures, and growing local expertise in digital assets creates fertile conditions for more opportunistic and organized crypto-related crime,” cybercrime consultant David Sehyeon Baek told Decrypt.

Baek said it is reasonable to expect some established criminal networks in France to increasingly fold crypto into crimes when it offers “better margins,” “faster cross-border transfers,” or “lower perceived traceability” than cash or traditional banking channels.

"Global liquidity, markets that never close, and the ability to move large amounts of money across borders almost instantly" make crypto an attractive target for criminals, he added.

The case comes amid revelations that a French tax official was indicted last June for abusing access to state tax databases to identify potential targets, including cryptocurrency investors, and pass their personal information to criminal actors.

According to a separate report by Le Parisien, the official used internal tax software to search for addresses, income details, and family information unrelated to her duties, in at least one instance preceding a violent home invasion.

Judges said the searches could not be justified by her role, which focused on corporate taxation.

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