================================================================================================ CASE 170 | 23 y/o miner | December 25, 2023 | Russia ================================================================================================ DATABASE RECORD id 170 date December 25, 2023 original_date December 25, 2023 year 2023 month 12 quarter 2023-Q4 victim 23 y/o miner location Izhevsk, Russia country Russia scenario Kidnapping description Miner kidnapped from home, ransomed, rescued by police. kidnappings 1 violence_torture 0 drugs_alcohol 1 weapons 1 theft 0 life_taken 0 money_wanted (null) coin_type (null) reports Thodex notes (null) has_processed_date 1 created_at 2025-11-13 05:44:45 AI SUMMARY [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources] **Victim:** 23 y/o miner **Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators **Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom **Violence Used:** Drugging **Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed **Status:** Victim rescued; suspects arrested LINKED SOURCES [url] https://www.thodex.com/russian-cryptocurrency-miner-abducted-for-166k-ransom/ NOTES ON THIS FILE * matched to sheet row 171: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICLE 1 Source Thodex URL https://www.thodex.com/russian-cryptocurrency-miner-abducted-for-166k-ransom/ Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 171, column "Articles" Length 1,772 chars ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Russian Cryptocurrency Miner Abducted for $166k Ransom Mark Rogers January 10, 2024 3 Mins Read 2.5K Views 0 Comments In a chilling incident on Christmas Day, a 23-year-old cryptocurrency miner from Izhevsk, Russia, became the victim of a kidnapping orchestrated by a group of criminals with the intent to extract a hefty ransom. The episode has shed light on the security vulnerabilities faced by individuals in the crypto industry, a sector already beleaguered by cyber threats and sophisticated heists. One of the kidnappers was personally familiar with the victim. The Kidnapping Ordeal The young miner was forcibly taken from the yard of his home and spirited away in a vehicle reportedly registered to a retiree from the city of Perm. This account, as detailed by Ren TV, underscores the premeditated nature of the crime, with the kidnappers going to lengths to conceal their tracks. The captors, a gang of three men known to have criminal backgrounds in robbery and extortion, demanded a ransom of 15 million rubles, equivalent to approximately $166,000. They conveyed their demands via Telegram to the victim’s brother, threatening severe repercussions if their demands were not met. The perpetrators explicitly threatened to plant drugs on the victim and deliver him to the police, a tactic indicative of their ruthlessness and desperation. Police Intervention and Arrest Russian authorities were quick to respond to the incident, managing to detain the alleged kidnappers, as reported by various news outlets including Cryptotimes.io. The swift action by the police prevented the situation from escalating further and potentially ending in tragedy. The suspects, if convicted, face up to 12 years in prison, a sentence reflective of the gravity of their crime. OTHER LINKED SOURCES [NOT AN ARTICLE] url None — video or social post; recorded as a source reference, not transcribed https://www.thodex.com/russian-cryptocurrency-miner-abducted-for-166k-ransom/ ================================================================================================ generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R | case 170 ================================================================================================