DB-cleanup/attacks-live-api-2026-09-09.json

[{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-09-09 15:28:32","date":"September 6, 2026","description":"Two hooded men broke into a home in Nice and tied up a mother and her son. They stole several personal items including a phone that held the access codes to a cryptocurrency account worth approximately USD 25,000. ","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":487,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Nice, Alpes-Maritimes","month":9,"quarter":"2026-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** A mother and her son, attacked in their home in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes. Ages and names are not disclosed in reports.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Two hooded men. No description of age or nationality given.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Forced entry into the home, shortly before 11:00 PM. The pair tied up both occupants and took personal items, among them a phone holding the access codes to a cryptocurrency account.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Both victims were tied up (\"ligot\u00e9s\"). The investigation is framed around extortion with a weapon; no injuries are detailed.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** A cryptocurrency account worth approximately USD 25,000, accessed via codes held on a stolen phone. This is one of the lower-value crypto targets in the intake.\r\n\r\n**Status:** The Nice prosecutor opened an investigation for extortion with weapons and unlawful detention, assigned to the SIPJ of Nice. No arrests reported.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.franceinfo.fr/economie/bitcoin/a-nice-deux-personnes-sequestrees-chez-elles-et-un-compte-de-cryptomonnaies-d-une-valeur-de-25-000-dollars-derobe_8180891.html","url_2":"https://www.varactu.fr/25-000-dollars-en-cryptomonnaies-vises-apres-la-sequestration-dune-mere-et-de-son-fils-a-nice/","url_3":"https://actu17.fr/faits-divers/nice-une-mere-et-son-fils-ligotes-chez-eux-leur-compte-de-cryptomonnaies-derobe.html","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Mother and son","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Mexico","created_at":"2026-09-09 13:28:21","date":"September 1, 2026","description":"Investigators' principal hypothesis is that the attackers believed Mel\u00e9ndez kept a hardware \"cold wallet\" holding millions in Bitcoin at the property and killed the household while trying to obtain it. Reporting cites a figure of around 30 million pesos in bitcoin allegedly taken from the home. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":481,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":5,"location":"Grand Viure, Zona Esmeralda, Atizap\u00e1n de Zaragoza, State of Mexico","month":9,"quarter":"2026-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Five people killed in one household.\r\n    - Jonathan Samuel Mel\u00e9ndez Ochoa, 38, known as \"Honas\", keyboardist and founder of the Mexican band Camilo S\u00e9ptimo.\r\n    - Ana Paula Barrag\u00e1n, his wife, four months pregnant.\r\n    - Their three-year-old daughter.\r\n    - A 21-year-old domestic worker, who had no connection to any cryptocurrency.\r\n\r\n  **Attackers:** Two men detained. Diego Sebasti\u00e1n \"N\", named in some reporting as Argentine national Diego Sebasti\u00e1n Rosen, and Gerardo \"N\". Investigators say Diego Sebasti\u00e1n offered Gerardo 2 million pesos to help obtain the money.\r\n\r\n  **Attack Method:** The attackers went to the family home in the Grand Viure development believing Mel\u00e9ndez kept a hardware \"cold wallet\" containing millions in cryptocurrency at the property. Everyone present in the house was killed.\r\n\r\n  **Violence Used:** Five homicides, including a pregnant woman, a three-year-old child, the family dog, and a domestic worker. A firearm was used; one suspect is quoted saying he disposed of it in a ravine. Reporting states the attacker went to a restaurant afterwards.\r\n\r\n  **Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** A hardware cold wallet was the object of the attack. Reporting cites a figure of roughly 30 million pesos in bitcoin allegedly removed from the home. This figure comes from investigators' account and should be treated as an allegation.\r\n\r\n  **Status:** Gerardo \"N\" was detained first, Diego Sebasti\u00e1n \"N\" subsequently. Both have been remanded in preventive custody. Investigation ongoing.","theft":1,"url":"https://cryptonews.net/news/security/33405048/","url_2":"https://www.diariodemexico.com/mi-ciudad/dan-prision-preventiva-implicados-en-multihomicidio-jonathan-melendez-familia","url_3":"https://cryptodigicurrency.com/mexican-rock-star-and-family-murdered-over-1-5m-bitcoin-wallet/","url_4":"https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2026/09/03/criptomonedas-y-disputa-economica-la-principal-hipotesis-por-el-multihomicidio-del-tecladista-de-camilo-septimo/","url_5":"https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/espectaculos/2026/09/04/ya-todos-te-vieron-asesinos-de-jonathan-melendez-iban-por-millones-de-dolares-en-bitcoins/","victim":"Jonathan Mel\u00e9ndez and family","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-09-09 13:44:54","date":"August 24, 2026","description":"They tied him up, gagged him and beat him for approximately two hours while demanding the access codes to his cryptocurrency accounts. The attackers were convinced he held close to EUR 6 million in crypto; they found approximately EUR 3,000. The victim escaped and raised the alarm.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":482,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Jouy-en-Josas, Yvelines","month":8,"quarter":"2026-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** A 47-year-old man, attacked in his own house (\"pavillon\") in Jouy-en-Josas, Yvelines. Name not disclosed in any source. No other occupants are mentioned.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three men. No description available in reports. None reported arrested.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Forced entry into the victim's home in the early morning of Monday 24 August 2026. The attackers demanded the access codes to his cryptocurrency accounts, holding him for roughly two hours. Reporting does not establish how they came to believe he held approximately EUR 6 million.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** The victim was tied up, gagged and beaten over about two hours, under threat, while the attackers demanded his access codes. French reporting uses \"sequestre\", \"ligote\", \"baillonne\", \"frappe\" and in several headlines \"torture\". No weapon is specified in any source.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** The attackers sought close to EUR 6 million in cryptocurrency. They found approximately EUR 3,000 across his wallets. No source reports a completed transfer of any larger sum.\r\n\r\n**Status:** The victim managed to escape and raise the alarm, which ended the attack. The investigation was handed to the Brigade de Repression du Banditisme (BRB) in Versailles. No arrests are reported. French coverage places the case within a rising wave of crypto-linked sequestrations, and describes it as at least the third in the Yvelines this year.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.cnews.fr/faits-divers/2026-08-25/yvelines-victime-dun-home-jacking-pour-lui-voler-ses-cryptomonnaies-il","url_2":"https://www.europe1.fr/faits-divers/info-europe-1-yvelines-sequestre-pour-ses-cryptomonnaies-il-parvient-a-sechapper-1033703","url_3":"https://www.cnews.fr/faits-divers/2026-08-25/yvelines-victime-dun-home-jacking-pour-lui-voler-ses-cryptomonnaies-il","url_4":"https://tv78.com/jouy-en-josas-un-homme-sequestre-a-son-domicile-pour-ses-cryptomonnaies/","url_5":"https://journalducoin.com/actualites/jouy-en-josas-sequestre-frappe-crypto","victim":"47 y/o male","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-09-09 00:44:55","date":"August 22, 2026","description":"Several individuals broke into an isolated house in the centre of Vern-sur-Seiche, a commune of around 8,000 people south of Rennes. They held and assaulted the occupants before realising they had the wrong family. Their intended target was the property's OWNER, who was absent, and whom they intended to rob of cryptocurrency. The occupants were the tenants. The attackers left without finding the man they were looking for.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":480,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Vern-sur-Seiche, Ille-et-Vilaine","month":8,"quarter":"2026-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** A family renting a house in Vern-sur-Seiche, Ille-et-Vilaine. Ages and family composition are not given in the available reporting. They were not the intended targets and had no connection to the cryptocurrency being sought.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** \"Several\" individuals; no number, description or weapons specified in the available reporting. None reported arrested.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Forced entry into an isolated house in the centre of the commune. The attackers were looking for the property's owner, whom they believed held cryptocurrency. He was absent. They held and assaulted the tenants who were there instead, and only then established they had the wrong people.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** The occupants were \"sequestres et violentes\", held and assaulted. Emergency services attended to them afterwards. The reporting does not detail injuries.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Cryptocurrency belonging to the absent owner. Nothing was taken, the attackers left without finding him, and the victims had nothing to give.\r\n\r\n**Status:** The attackers left the property. The tenants were cared for by emergency services. Rennes public prosecutor Frederic Teillet confirmed the facts and the mistaken target. An investigation was opened and entrusted to the Section de Recherches de Rennes. No arrests reported.","theft":0,"url":"https://journalducoin.com/actualites/cryptomonnaies-famille-sequestre-violentee-erreur-rennes","url_2":"https://www.ouest-france.fr/societe/faits-divers/info-ouest-france-une-famille-sequestree-par-erreur-pour-des-cryptomonnaies-pres-de-rennes-une-enquete-ouverte-0b30fa26-a7a9-11f1-8a27-1e0c4eb5e395","url_3":"https://www.letribunaldunet.fr/faits-divers/famille-sequestree-erreur-cryptomonnaies-rennes.html","url_4":"https://renseignementeconomique.fr/sequestration-pres-de-rennes-des-locataires-pris-pour-cible-pour-des-cryptomonnaies-une-enquete-ouverte","url_5":"","victim":"Family","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-09-08 19:53:13","date":"August 29, 2026","description":"At approximately 5:00 AM, two masked men wearing hoods and gloves forced entry into an apartment in Al\u00e8s while the couple slept. One carried a handgun, the other a knife. They tied up the couple and threatened them for more than two hours while demanding cryptocurrency transfers. A young child was in the home. ","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":478,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Al\u00e8s, Gard","month":8,"quarter":"2026-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** A couple, asleep at home when the intrusion began. Ages, occupations and names are not disclosed in any source. A young child was in the home during the attack. The couple is unknown to police, and local reporting states the case has no link to narcobanditisme.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Two men, hooded and wearing gloves. No description of age or nationality is given. Neither has been arrested; both are actively sought.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Forced entry into the apartment at roughly 5:00 AM while the occupants slept. The pair restrained the couple and held them for more than two hours, demanding transfers of cryptocurrency. Local press raises a crypto motive, but no source establishes how the attackers came to believe the couple held digital assets.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** The couple was tied up and threatened for over two hours, one attacker carrying a handgun and the other a knife. No physical assault or injury is reported in any source.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Cryptocurrency transfers were demanded. No transfer is reported as having been completed, and investigators have not confirmed that the couple held any digital assets or in what amount. Journal du Coin: \u00ab rien ne permet pour l'instant de confirmer que le couple d\u00e9tenait r\u00e9ellement des actifs num\u00e9riques, ni en quelle quantit\u00e9 \u00bb. The couple subsequently stated they would no longer hold any cryptoasset.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Neighbours heard the couple's cries and alerted police. Both attackers fled on the arrival of officers from the Al\u00e8s station and remain at large; no arrests as of 3 September 2026. The investigation was handed to the Organized and Specialized Crime Division (DCOS) in N\u00eemes.","theft":0,"url":"https://journalducoin.com/actualites/ales-couple-sequestre-ligote-piste-crypto","url_2":"https://www.objectifsud.fr/faits-divers/ales-un-couple-sequestre-et-ligote-chez-eux-un-enfant-etait-dans-le-logement-168502.php","url_3":"https://www.cryptocompass.com/articles/armed-intruders-tie-up-al-s-couple-and-demand-crypto-suspects-still-at-large","url_4":"https://en.coin-turk.com/armed-assailants-target-french-couple-in-ales-for-crypto-escape-after-police-intervention/","url_5":"","victim":"Couple","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-08-20 19:29:04","date":"August 11, 2026","description":"Several individuals broke into a couple's home in Rion-des-Landes at approximately 4:00 AM on the night of August 10-11, threatening them to extract Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies before kidnapping both and transporting them to separate locations.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":477,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Rion-des-Landes, Landes","month":8,"quarter":"2026-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Couple, names, ages, and crypto profile not publicly disclosed. Residents of Rion-des-Landes, Landes department, southwestern France.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Several individuals, including two men subsequently arrested. Names, ages, and nationalities not disclosed. Gendarmerie set up roadblocks between Rion-des-Landes and Lesperon to locate victims and intercept suspects.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Forced entry into the couple's home ~4:00 AM. Threatened both victims to extract Bitcoin and other digital assets. Both then kidnapped and driven to separate locations.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Man found naked with multiple lacerations. Woman found in a vehicle in another department. Physical violence confirmed during captivity.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Large amount of Bitcoin and other digital assets demanded. Whether any transfer was completed not confirmed in available sources.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Two men arrested shortly after the incident. Case assigned to JIRS Bordeaux (Juridiction Interr\u00e9gionale Sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e). Both victims found alive. Investigation ongoing.","theft":null,"url":"https://crypto.news/french-couple-kidnapped-alleged-bitcoin-extortion-plot/","url_2":"https://www.diariobitcoin.com/europa/pareja-francesa-fue-secuestrada-en-un-presunto-intento-de-extorsion-con-bitcoin/","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Couple","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-08-10 17:06:19","date":"August 3, 2026","description":"Three individuals broke through a glass bay window to enter the ground-floor apartment of a female shopkeeper, reportedly holding cryptocurrency.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":469,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Yvelines","month":8,"quarter":"2026-Q3","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Female shopkeeper, name and age not disclosed. Reported to hold cryptocurrency. Ground-floor apartment, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Yvelines, \u00cele-de-France.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three individuals. One arrested on scene, age 20. Two fled. Identities not disclosed. Attack described as \"minutieusement pr\u00e9par\u00e9\" (meticulously planned).\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Broke a glass bay window to gain entry to ground-floor apartment. Methodically searched multiple rooms looking for valuables and crypto-linked assets. Police had been informed in advance of the planned attack and arrived during the search phase.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** None against victim. Police intervened before confrontation with occupant occurred.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0. Attack foiled before any assets located or taken.\r\n\r\n**Status:** One suspect (20) arrested on scene. Two suspects fled. Investigation: attempted theft by organized gang. Case opened by Yvelines police. ","theft":0,"url":"https://journalducoin.com/actualites/france-home-jacking-detentrice-cryptomonnaies-dejoue-yvelines/","url_2":"https://cryptoast.fr/nouvelles-agressions-detenteurs-cryptomonnaies-plus-personne-abri/","url_3":"https://bourseinside.fr/crypto/home-jacking-et-cryptomonnaies-la-methode-violente-qui-explose-en-france-pour-semparer-de-vos-actifs/","url_4":"https://www.infosyvelines.fr/articles/montigny-le-bretonneux-home-jacking-cryptomonnaies-dejoue-2026","url_5":"","victim":"Unidentified female","violence_torture":null,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"Paraguay","created_at":"2026-08-10 16:45:00","date":"August 7, 2026","description":"Founder of Quantum Fintech Group and prominent crypto investor with over $2.4 billion in assets under management since 2013, was found dead at 4:30 AM on August 7 outside Jade Park luxury tower in Asunci\u00f3n, having fallen from the 30th floor.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":468,"kidnappings":null,"life_taken":1,"location":"Trinidad district, Asunci\u00f3n","month":8,"quarter":"2026-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Harry Chun Tak Yeh (also known as Ye Junde, @harryyeh), Chinese national. Founder and Managing Partner of Quantum Fintech Group. Early Bitcoin adopter since 2013 when BTC traded at approximately $60. Over $2.4 billion in digital assets under management. Associated with Fantom ecosystem, Tomb Finance, and LIF3/L3USD projects. Owned two apartments in Jade Park: floors 30 and 27.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Unknown. Homicide is one of three active investigative possibilities. No suspects identified as of August 10, 2026.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Circumstances undetermined. Body found at the base of the building approximately 100 meters below the 30th floor. 30th-floor apartment found ransacked with all doors open. A black plastic bag covered the body. 27th-floor apartment also processed for evidence. Girlfriend present in building but claims no knowledge of events.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Cause of death pending autopsy. Naked body covered with black plastic bag is consistent with staging of the scene. Ransacked apartment consistent with robbery. No official determination of violence as of August 10.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Unknown. No confirmed theft. Ransacked apartment suggests possible robbery of a known high-value crypto investor.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Autopsy ordered and underway, Morgue Judicial, Asunci\u00f3n. Evidence collected from exterior, 30th floor, and 27th floor. Surveillance footage under review. Prosecutors seeking authorization for thorough apartment search. No cause of death confirmed as of August 10, 2026.","theft":null,"url":"https://www.odaily.news/en/post/5212397","url_2":"https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/chinese-crypto-investor-harry-chun-tak-yeh-found-dead-after-falling-from-thirty-storey-building-in-paraguay/","url_3":"https://crypto.news/harry-yeh-dies-after-30th-floor-paraguay-fall/","url_4":"https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/cryptocurrency-investor-harry-yeh-found-dead-paraguay-1813159","url_5":"https://www.extra.com.py/actualidad/chino-cayo-del-piso-30-de-un-edificio-de-asuncion-y-murio","victim":"Harry Chun Tak Yeh","violence_torture":null,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-08-12 14:04:22","date":"July 17, 2026","description":"A third separate criminal commando arrived at the same couple's home on July 17, 2026, weeks after the second attack; the alarm system installed by the couple after Incident 2 triggered and scared the attackers off before entry was gained.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":472,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Montdidier, Somme","month":7,"quarter":"2026-Q3","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Same couple as June 24 and 26. Uninjured. Alarm system installed after Incident 2 deterred entry.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Third a priori separate criminal commando. Two members identified and tried: both approximately 20-21 years old, from \u00cele-de-France, recruited via Telegram. First defendant was \"charged with opening the door\" and accepted the mission without knowing its full nature. Paid approximately \u20ac15,000 for the operation. Commissioning party unidentified.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Attempted entry triggered alarm. Attackers fled.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** None. Alarm deterred before contact with victims.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Two defendants tried August 11, 2026, Amiens Tribunal Correctionnel. Defense attorney: Me Giuseppina Marras. Verdict not yet published in available sources. Commissioning mastermind and other group members still unidentified. Aftermath: property unsellable, couple severely traumatized. Same darkweb dataset may be in circulation targeting additional addresses across France.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.ici.fr/hauts-de-france/somme-80/grivesnes/somme-un-couple-sequestre-chez-lui-et-cible-de-plusieurs-intrusions-pour-de-la-cryptomonnaie-qu-il-ne-possede-pas-9784554","url_2":"https://bourseinside.fr/crypto/crypto-ils-achetent-une-maison-et-sont-sequestres-a-la-place-de-lancien-proprietaire-a-cause-dune-liste-du-darkweb/","url_3":"https://cryptoast.fr/sequestration-crypto-font-agresser-place-anciens-proprietaires-maison/","url_4":"https://bourseinside.fr/crypto/crypto-ils-achetent-une-maison-et-sont-sequestres-a-la-place-de-lancien-proprietaire-a-cause-dune-liste-du-darkweb/","url_5":"","victim":"Young couple","violence_torture":0,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"Thailand","created_at":"2026-08-04 16:49:52","date":"July 15, 2026","description":"Victim was invited by an acquaintance nicknamed \"Maz\" to watch the England-Argentina World Cup match at a 6th-floor condo room in Pattaya; once inside, Maz's accomplice asked to borrow his phone under the pretext of exchanging Telegram details for crypto trading, then produced a knife, taped his wrists, seized his passport and car keys, and forced him to transfer 9,782 GBP (around $13,000) in Ethereum.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":464,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Tudor Court Condo, Pattaya, Chonburi","month":7,"quarter":"2026-Q3","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victims:** Dion Adam Timberlake, 24, British national, tourist. Had previously shown his crypto portfolio to the suspects during prior crypto trading discussions, which is how they knew he held significant digital assets.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Nisar Armaan, 22, British national (staying at the condo). Nolan Emmanuel, 22, British national, alias \"Maz\" (also charged with 191-day visa overstay). Both denied allegations but acknowledged being named in arrest warrants. No wider criminal network identified.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Victim invited via Telegram to watch World Cup match at Armaan's condo room. On arrival at ~10:30 PM, Armaan was already present. Emmanuel asked to borrow victim's phone under pretense of exchanging Telegram contact details for crypto discussion. Once phone was in hand, produced a knife and threatened victim. Armaan remained in the room as accomplice.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Knife brandished by Emmanuel. Wrists bound with duct tape. Passport and car keys seized. Threatened throughout transfer.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** 9,782 GBP (~$12,300 USD) in Ethereum transferred under duress. Full amount taken; phone seized as evidence by police.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Victim reported to police shortly after midnight July 16. CCTV reviewed; Armaan arrested at the condo (girlfriend present, not involved). Emmanuel arrested at hotel in Soi Phra Tamnak 5. Both charged: jointly committing armed robbery, unlawful detention/confinement, and unauthorized use of another person's electronic payment instrument. ","theft":1,"url":"https://crimeasia.com/british-tourist-held-hostage-and-has-crypto-stolen-by-acquaintances-while-watching-world-cup-game-in-thailand","url_2":"https://www.thailandnews.co/2026/07/two-britons-arrested-in-pattaya-over-alleged-cryptocurrency-robbery/","url_3":"https://aseannow.com/thailand-news/brits-arrested-after-pattaya-crypto-robbery-claim-r2887","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Dion Adam Timberlake, 24","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Brazil","created_at":"2026-07-17 15:30:54","date":"July 3, 2026","description":"Two men posing as Pol\u00edcia Civil officers arrived at a hotel in Ribeir\u00e3o Preto where an 18-year-old influencer was spending a romantic weekend, presented a fake arrest warrant, handcuffed and escorted the victim to a regular vehicle, and released him after extracting R$750,000 (~$135,000 USD) in cryptocurrency. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":462,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Ribeir\u00e3o Preto, S\u00e3o Paulo","month":7,"quarter":"2026-Q3","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victims:** Male digital influencer, 18 years old. Name not disclosed. Was staying at a Ribeir\u00e3o Preto hotel on a romantic weekend with his girlfriend at time of attack.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Two men. Dressed in Pol\u00edcia Civil clothing, carried fake arrest warrant. \r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Attackers monitored victim's social media to identify his crypto investment activity and his presence at the hotel. Arrived dressed as officers, had a hotel employee film their entry to simulate legitimacy. Presented fake arrest warrant when questioned. Handcuffed victim and escorted him via elevator to a Volkswagen Nivus parked outside (no police markings).\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Victim handcuffed and held under false arrest. No reported physical assault. Two handcuffs and an empty firearm holster recovered from the vehicle trunk. One suspect attempted to disarm a police officer during the highway stop.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** R$750,000 (~135,000 USD) in cryptocurrency. \r\n\r\n**Status:** Vehicle spotted on Rodovia Anhanguera via hotel CCTV plate match. During Pol\u00edcia Militar stop, one suspect fled in the Nivus after attempting to grab officer's weapon; exchanged gunfire near Pirassununga before disappearing into rural area. Second suspect called an Uber, arrested via facial recognition. One suspect in custody; one at large. Investigation ongoing.","theft":1,"url":"https://livecoins.com.br/falsos-policiais-sequestram-influenciador-e-roubam-us-750-mil-em-criptomoedas-em-ribeirao-preto/","url_2":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_ZYeJG3gb4","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"18 y/o digital influencer","violence_torture":null,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Indonesia","created_at":"2026-07-13 14:23:33","date":"July 2, 2026","description":"Victim intercepted on his motorcycle by two masked men, handcuffed with plastic restraints, hooded, and driven to a two-story building where he was punched and kicked for approximately 30 hours.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":460,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Pecatu, South Kuta, Badung, Bali","month":7,"quarter":"2026-Q3","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Artem I. (initials only), 41, Russian national. Owner of Hedonist Restaurant, Uluwatu area, Bali. Resident of Villa Ukulele, Pecatu Village, South Kuta. Missing person report filed by fellow Russian national KK (37) at 12:40 AM July 4.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Two masked men operating a black Nissan Serena. Nationalities unconfirmed; police still verifying identities. Prior knowledge of victim's villa location and crypto setup demonstrated by use of his keys to retrieve second device.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Blocked victim's motorcycle at Jalan Uluwatu / Jalan Belimbing junction in Pecatu. Handcuffed with plastic restraints, head covered. Driven to a two-story building described as resembling a prison cell. Separately, used his villa keys to enter Villa Ukulele and seize a second device linked to his crypto wallet. Victim's Xiaomi phone also seized at point of abduction.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Repeatedly punched and kicked throughout approximately 30-hour captivity. Coerced under sustained physical abuse to surrender crypto account password.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Estimated $4.9M to $5M in digital assets. Police still verifying exact amount. Transfer made after victim surrendered account password under duress.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Released July 4, 4:00 AM at Jalan Prabu Udayana, Jimbaran; received emergency treatment at Udayana University Hospital. Bali Regional Police investigating under Indonesian criminal code: kidnapping, physical assault, armed robbery. Four crime scenes processed: Hedonist Restaurant, abduction point in Pecatu, Villa Ukulele, hospital drop-off. CCTV limited (deserted area, villa system malfunctioning due to short circuit). Police tracking vehicle and analyzing phone data dumps. No arrests as of July 9, 2026.","theft":1,"url":"https://thebalitimes.com/the-island/russian-man-reports-alleged-kidnapping-in-bali/","url_2":"https://beincrypto.com/bali-crypto-kidnapping-russian-30-hours/","url_3":"https://coindesk.cc/bali-crypto-nightmare-russian-man-kidnapped-and-tortured-for-30-hours-82309.html","url_4":"https://balidiscovery.com/russian-in-bali-kidnapped-for-30-hours-forced-to-hand-over-crypto-account/","url_5":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/bali-crypto-nightmare-russian-man-060139670.html?guccounter=1","victim":"41 y/o Russian \"Artem I.\"","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-08-12 14:01:13","date":"June 26, 2026","description":"Two days after the first failed attempt, a second separate criminal team gained entry to the same couple's home on June 26, bound one victim and beat the other while streaming the assault live on Snapchat to a remote mastermind.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":471,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Montdidier, Somme","month":6,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Same couple as June 24. One victim bound. Other victim beaten. Assault streamed live on Snapchat to remote mastermind directing the operation. No crypto connection.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Second a priori separate criminal team recruited via Telegram to the same address. Remote mastermind watching live via Snapchat. Identities not disclosed. Different from the June 24 and July 17 groups.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Forced entry gained. One victim bound, the other beaten. Mastermind directing operation via live Snapchat stream. Attackers eventually recognized the couple's profile did not match the crypto-holding previous owners and abandoned.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** One victim tied up. Other victim beaten. Assault filmed and streamed live on Snapchat.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0. Victims held no cryptocurrency. Attackers left when they realized victims did not match target profile.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Attackers left without completing extortion. Couple installed alarm system after this attack. Second of three incidents at the same wrong-target address.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.ici.fr/hauts-de-france/somme-80/grivesnes/somme-un-couple-sequestre-chez-lui-et-cible-de-plusieurs-intrusions-pour-de-la-cryptomonnaie-qu-il-ne-possede-pas-9784554","url_2":"https://bourseinside.fr/crypto/crypto-ils-achetent-une-maison-et-sont-sequestres-a-la-place-de-lancien-proprietaire-a-cause-dune-liste-du-darkweb/","url_3":"https://cryptoast.fr/sequestration-crypto-font-agresser-place-anciens-proprietaires-maison/","url_4":"https://bourseinside.fr/crypto/crypto-ils-achetent-une-maison-et-sont-sequestres-a-la-place-de-lancien-proprietaire-a-cause-dune-liste-du-darkweb/","url_5":"","victim":"Young couple","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-08-12 13:55:03","date":"June 24, 2026","description":"The couple received their first of three attacks on June 24 when a criminal commando arrived seeking \u20ac1 million in cryptocurrency, targeting the property based on darkweb data listing its previous crypto-holding owners.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":470,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Montdidier, Somme","month":6,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Young couple, both approximately 30. Farmer and bank manager. No crypto connection. Bought property from previous owners who were crypto holders. Previous owners' address had been sold on the darkweb.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** First of three separate criminal commandos sent to the same address. Recruited via Telegram by an overseas mastermind using outdated stolen fiscal data. Identities not disclosed.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Attempted forced entry into the couple's home. Couple's dogs confronted intruders, causing them to flee before gaining entry.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** None against victims. Attack foiled by dogs.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0. Victims held no cryptocurrency.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Attackers fled. First of three separate incidents at the same wrong-target address. Two of the three groups' members tried at Amiens Tribunal Correctionnel August 11, 2026.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.ici.fr/hauts-de-france/somme-80/grivesnes/somme-un-couple-sequestre-chez-lui-et-cible-de-plusieurs-intrusions-pour-de-la-cryptomonnaie-qu-il-ne-possede-pas-9784554","url_2":"https://bourseinside.fr/crypto/crypto-ils-achetent-une-maison-et-sont-sequestres-a-la-place-de-lancien-proprietaire-a-cause-dune-liste-du-darkweb/","url_3":"https://cryptoast.fr/sequestration-crypto-font-agresser-place-anciens-proprietaires-maison/","url_4":"https://bourseinside.fr/crypto/crypto-ils-achetent-une-maison-et-sont-sequestres-a-la-place-de-lancien-proprietaire-a-cause-dune-liste-du-darkweb/","url_5":"","victim":"Young couple","violence_torture":0,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2026-07-15 17:46:07","date":"June 29, 2026","description":"Three armed individuals approached a man (49) and a woman (46) near the corner of 70 Road and 110 Street in Forest Hills and demanded a \"cryptocurrency ledger\" ","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":461,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Forest Hills, Queens, New York City","month":6,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Male (49) and female (46). Names not disclosed. Uninjured.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three unidentified individuals. Armed. Fled on foot empty-handed. Identity, age, and nationality not disclosed. Still photos released by NYPD Crime Stoppers July 9, 2026.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Confronted both victims on the street at 70 Road and 110 Street at approximately 8:15 PM. Demanded a \"cryptocurrency ledger\" (hardware wallet device) at gunpoint. Fled when unable to complete the robbery.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Firearms presented during confrontation. No physical assault. Victims unharmed.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Hardware wallet (Ledger device) demanded. \u20ac0 obtained. Suspects fled empty-handed.\r\n\r\n**Status:** NYPD 112 Precinct investigating. Crime Stoppers wanted bulletin issued July 9, 2026 with photos of three suspects. Up to $3,500 reward offered. Public asked to review security footage from June 29 along 70 Road and 110 Street. No arrests as of July 9.","theft":0,"url":"https://x.com/NYPDTips/status/2075022065812336954","url_2":"https://hoodline.com/2026/07/forest-hills-crypto-heist-flops-as-armed-trio-botches-ledger-grab-cops-say/","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Male (49) and female (46)","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Pakistan","created_at":"2026-07-03 19:55:15","date":"June 29, 2026","description":"Two women were allegedly lured to Pakistan by Muhammad Raza Dar under the pretext of a crypto investment meeting. Upon arrival, they were taken at gunpoint to a DHA property where accomplices were waiting, subjected to physical violence, sexual assault, and threatened with death while a $1.5 million ransom was demanded.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":459,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Y-Block, Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Lahore","month":6,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victims:** Stephanie Adriana Mau-Asum (Dutch) and Astrid Robinson Bracho (Venezuelan). Crypto investment partners of main accused since October 2025.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Five named in FIR. Muhammad Raza Dar, his cousin Sikander, and three associates. Four to five arrested; 5-day physical remand granted July 3.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Dar recruited victims via crypto investment scheme in Singapore, arranged their Pakistani visas, and invited them under pretext of business dealings. On arrival in Lahore June 29, took them to Y-Block DHA property where accomplices were waiting. Held at gunpoint.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence with weapons. Sexual assault. Threatened with death and dismemberment.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** $1.5 million ransom demanded (framed as recovery of disputed crypto investment returns).  $0 paid before police intervention.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Victims recovered ~2 hours after father's emergency call. FIR registered at Defence C Police Station. Punjab CM suspended SHO Defence C for negligence. Victims' embassies contacted. Investigation ongoing; politically sensitive given Dar's family connection to Deputy PM Ishaq Dar.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.geo.tv/latest/671366-five-held-over-alleged-kidnap-sexual-assault-of-foreign-women-in-lahore","url_2":"https://abbtakk.tv/fir-lodged-over-alleged-abduction-assault-of-two-foreign-women-in-lahore/","url_3":"https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/03-Jul-2026/police-find-crypto-dispute-behind-alleged-kidnapping-and-assault-of-two-foreign-women","url_4":"https://propakistani.pk/2026/07/03/2-foreign-tourists-allegedly-raped-in-lahore-over-cryptocurrency-profit-dispute/","url_5":"","victim":"Stephanie Mau-Asum and Astrid Robinson ","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-06-18 16:04:20","date":"June 13, 2026","description":"Four suspects broke into a home in Gignac-la-Nerthe and held two women hostage, including one in her sixties, targeting them because a family member had accumulated significant cryptocurrency gains.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":458,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Gignac-la-Nerthe, Bouches-du-Rh\u00f4ne","month":6,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Two women, one in her sixties. Names not disclosed. Targeted as relatives of a crypto holder with significant gains. Gignac-la-Nerthe, Bouches-du-Rh\u00f4ne (northwest of Marseille). Both uninjured.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Four males. Same group as the failed Marseille 13th arrondissement attempt earlier that night. Suspected of acting on commission from handlers who identified targets via leaked data. Arrested in flagrante during the crypto transfer.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Broke into the home and sequestered both women. Pressured them to transfer cryptocurrency or reveal wallet access credentials belonging to the crypto-active family member.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Both women held hostage under duress. Specific force details not disclosed in available sources.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Partial transfer in progress at time of police arrival. Amount not confirmed publicly. Transfer interrupted by police intervention.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Police intervened during active transaction, arresting all four suspects in flagrante. Both victims safe. Investigation entrusted to BRB Marseille. Inquiry ongoing to establish whether suspects acted alone or on commission, and whether additional cases are linked to the same group.","theft":0,"url":"https://journalducoin.com/actualites/crypto-4-hommes-marseille-serie-sequestrations-extorquer-cryptomonnaies/","url_2":"https://www.laprovence.com/article/faits-divers-justice/2193885092828214/quatre-hommes-arretes-en-plein-braquage-sur-fond-de-cryptomonnaies-pres-de-marseille","url_3":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/es/france-arrests-crypto-robbers-marseille/","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Two women","violence_torture":null,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-06-18 15:56:25","date":"June 13, 2026","description":"At approximately 3:00 AM, four individuals attempted to force entry into a family's home in the Quartier des Olives by pounding violently on the door. The family barricaded themselves inside and alerted police; suspects fled before gaining entry, leaving their vehicle's license plate at the scene. ","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":457,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Marseille, Quartier des Olives ","month":6,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Family, residence in Quartier des Olives, 13th arrondissement, Marseille. Connection to cryptocurrency not specified beyond targeting profile. Uninjured.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Four male suspects. Same group responsible for the Gignac-la-Nerthe case (see connected case, June 13, 2026). Arrested by BRB Marseille following identification via vehicle plate left at scene.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Suspects arrived at approximately 3:00 AM and knocked violently on the door of the family home. Family barricaded themselves inside without opening. Suspects fled upon police arrival.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** None. Attempted forced entry foiled before physical contact with victims.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0. Attack did not progress beyond attempted entry.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Vehicle plate recovered at scene. Case linked to Gignac-la-Nerthe incident via same suspects. Four men arrested by BRB Marseille (Brigade de R\u00e9pression du Banditisme) that weekend. Investigation ongoing to determine if acting on commission and whether other cases are linked.","theft":0,"url":"https://journalducoin.com/actualites/crypto-4-hommes-marseille-serie-sequestrations-extorquer-cryptomonnaies/","url_2":"https://www.laprovence.com/article/faits-divers-justice/2193885092828214/quatre-hommes-arretes-en-plein-braquage-sur-fond-de-cryptomonnaies-pres-de-marseille","url_3":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/es/france-arrests-crypto-robbers-marseille/","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Family","violence_torture":0,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"Brazil","created_at":"2026-06-18 15:38:30","date":"June 11, 2026","description":"Victim intercepted after leaving a futev\u00f4lei class, forced at gunpoint from his Porsche 718 into a silver Chevrolet Celta by three armed men, and driven to Serra where he was pressured to transfer cryptocurrency.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":456,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Jardim Camburi, Vit\u00f3ria, Esp\u00edrito Santo","month":6,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Costly Fame","summary":"**Victims:** Male crypto and forex influencer, 30 years old, no criminal record. Approximately 82,000 Instagram followers, self-described as \"high-risk investor. Forex, crypto and proprietary trading desk.\" Name not disclosed. \r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Approximately eight suspects total operating in three coordinated vehicles: white Chevrolet HB20 (blocker), silver Chevrolet Celta (abduction vehicle), and a third vehicle. Three acted on-site; driver of getaway car also exited to assist forcing victim into vehicle. Attackers had prior knowledge of victim's routine and crypto activity. One arrested in Jardim Carapina, Serra; seven at large as of June 16, 2026.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** HB20 blocked victim's Porsche at intersection; Celta positioned behind. Two men forced victim out of Porsche at gunpoint; a third assisted. One suspect drove away the Porsche while others transported victim to Serra. Criminals immediately demanded crypto transfers upon abduction, confirming prior knowledge of victim's professional activity.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Victim pistol-whipped (coronhada) during abduction. Two firearms recovered from arrested suspect: 9mm with laser sight and automatic conversion device, and a .380 caliber pistol, both with suppressed serial numbers.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** R$15,000 (~$3,000 USD) in cryptocurrency transferred under duress. Attackers continued demanding more after transfer; when victim stated he had no more funds available, suspects contacted a third party seeking additional transfer options.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Victim escaped into forest in Jardim Carapina, Serra; located by police 40 minutes after abduction. Porsche recovered in Bairro de F\u00e1tima, Serra. Celta recovered in Jardim Carapina. Victim's phone found in the forest area, submitted to forensics. One suspect arrested; two firearms, three magazines, ammunition, and five cell phones seized. Investigation led to broader operation against a drug trafficking and money laundering network in Esp\u00edrito Santo and Bahia. Seven suspects at large. Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVYNUJE3kM0","url_2":"https://www.acessa.com/noticias/2026/06/329919-homem-dentro-de-porsche-e-rendido-e-sequestrado-em-plena-luz-do-dia-no-es.html","url_3":"https://serranoticiario.com.br/motorista-de-porsche-e-sequestrado-e-obrigado-a-transferir-r-20-mil-para-criminosos-na-serra/","url_4":"https://simnoticias.com.br/seguranca/investidor-sequestrado-transfere-r-15-mil-em-criptomoedas/","url_5":"https://tribunaonline.com.br/policia/o-que-se-sabe-sobre-sequestro-de-investidor-de-criptomoedas-em-jardim-camburi-313656?home=espirito_santo","victim":"Male crypto and forex influencer","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-06-08 18:14:38","date":"May 22, 2026","description":"He was abducted in broad daylight in central Mulhouse just before 11:00 AM by two men who approached him using a phone translation app, forced him into a car at knifepoint, threatening to kill him if he made noise, blindfolded and bound his wrists, and drove him for approximately 20 minutes to a garage where five individuals held him captive for several hours.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":454,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin","month":5,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victims:** Male, 25 years old. Crypto investor. Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Alsace. Name not disclosed.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Five individuals present at detention location. All communicated in Russian among themselves, used phone translation app to speak with victim. Linked to a used car dealer from Thann with prior knowledge of victim's crypto investments. Four arrested in Haut-Rhin, ages 29 to 44.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Two men approached victim in central Mulhouse just before 11:00 AM using a phone translator. Forced him into vehicle threatening death if he made noise. Blindfolded and wrists bound. Driven ~20 minutes to a garage. Held by five individuals, tied to a chair. Forced to contact partner and a friend to collect funds for transfer.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Beaten during captivity. Threatened with handgun, bladed weapon, and bolt cutters with threat to cut off finger.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac14,000 transferred under duress (funds collected from partner and friend at captors' instruction).\r\n\r\n**Status:** Victim released ~21:30, went directly to police. Four suspects arrested in Haut-Rhin, all placed in pretrial detention. Prosecutor: Nicolas Heitz, Mulhouse. Charges carry up to 30 years. Judicial investigation ongoing into full roles and destination of funds.","theft":1,"url":"https://cryptoast.fr/4-hommes-mis-examen-sequestration-entrepreneur-crypto-mulhouse/","url_2":"https://journalducoin.com/actualites/enlevement-sequestration-4-individus-detention-provisoire-incident-mulhouse/","url_3":"https://actu.orange.fr/societe/fait-divers/mulhouse-quatre-interpellations-apres-l-enlevement-et-la-sequestration-d-un-investisseur-en-cryptomonnaie-magic-CNT000002pM7BM.html","url_4":"https://www.ici.fr/grand-est/alsace-cea/mulhouse/enlevement-en-plein-jour-a-mulhouse-quatre-personnes-en-detention-provisoire-pour-sequestration-et-extorsion-de-fonds-8554063","url_5":"","victim":"25-year-old crypto investor","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Cambodia","created_at":"2026-06-04 14:38:57","date":"May 29, 2026\r\n","description":"Victim was forced into a vehicle by three men outside his apartment building on the night of May 29; at approximately 3:00 AM on May 30 the kidnappers used his phone to demand $2 million in cryptocurrency from his wife, who told police she could not raise the funds. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":452,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":1,"location":"Phnom Penh, Dangkao district","month":5,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victims:** Yang Weixin, 53, Chinese national. Owner of a real estate company. Resident of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. \r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three unidentified men. Captured on apartment building security footage forcing victim into a vehicle. Identities, nationalities, and number of total conspirators not disclosed.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Three men intercepted Yang in the parking area of his Phnom Penh apartment building on the night of May 29 and forced him into a vehicle. Kidnappers then used his phone at ~3:00 AM May 30 to contact his wife with a $2 million cryptocurrency ransom demand. Wife informed police she could not raise the funds. Final message received shortly before 9:00 AM; captors then went silent.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Victim tortured during captivity. Cable ties used to bind victim (found in vehicle). Blood evidence, knives, tape, and plastic ties found inside and around the suspect vehicle. Body showed signs of extreme violence per investigators. \r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** $2,000,000 in cryptocurrency demanded. $0 paid (wife unable to raise funds). $0 stolen.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Body found May 30, 2026 by a truck driver inside an abandoned white Toyota Prius in Ba Ko village, Dangkao district. Cambodian police classified case as premeditated kidnapping for ransom resulting in murder. Investigation ongoing; possible link to 2014 business dispute being pursued. No suspects publicly identified.","theft":0,"url":"https://cryptonews.net/news/security/32947951/","url_2":"https://beincrypto.com/cambodia-crypto-ransom-chinese-businessman-killed/","url_3":"https://coinedition.com/chinese-real-estate-developer-murdered-in-cambodia-after-2m-crypto-ransom-demand/","url_4":"https://crypto-economy.com/chinese-executive-killed-in-cambodia/","url_5":"https://cryptoadventure.com/chinese-real-estate-executive-killed-after-2m-crypto-ransom-demand-in-phnom-penh/","victim":"Yang Weixin","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-05-25 18:52:40","date":"May 20, 2026","description":"A man posing as a delivery driver carrying a cardboard box in a branded vest approached the Borget family home in Villenoy; when S\u00e9bastien Borget's wife opened the gate, five hooded accomplices rushed the courtyard and attempted to drag her into a waiting vehicle. Neighbours heard her screams and intervened, forcing all six attackers to flee.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":447,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Villenoy, Seine-et-Marne","month":5,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Wife of S\u00e9bastien Borget, 40, co-founder and COO of The Sandbox (blockchain-based virtual gaming world built on Ethereum; SAND token). Borget also serves as president of the Blockchain Game Alliance since 2020. Victim's name not publicly disclosed. Uninjured.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Six suspects total. One acting as delivery driver (frontal approach); five hooded accomplices lying in wait. Two arrested suspects are minors born in 2009 and 2010 (ages 15-16). All six reportedly recruited via messaging apps (Telegram/Snapchat), consistent with CertiK's characterization of French attackers as \"complete amateurs\" commissioned by orchestrators located outside France. Four suspects still at large as of May 22.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** ~8:30 PM, single man arrived at property gate dressed in branded delivery vest, carrying a cardboard box. When Borget's wife opened the gate, five masked accomplices rushed in from concealed positions, grabbed her, and attempted to force her into a waiting vehicle. Neighbors heard screams and physically intervened before abduction could be completed.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Victim grabbed and dragged by force toward vehicle. Neighbors' intervention prevented full abduction. Replica handgun, zip ties, and balaclavas found on the two arrested suspects. Victim sustained no injuries.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0. Attack foiled before any demands were made or transfer executed.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Two minor suspects (born 2009, 2010) arrested by Meaux Anti-Crime Brigade after fleeing on foot and ordering an Uber. Both in custody. Four remaining suspects at large. Preliminary police investigation linked attack to crypto. S\u00e9bastien Borget posted on X (May 21): \"truly touched by the messages of support.\" Investigation ongoing; jurisdiction not specified in available sources.","theft":0,"url":"https://decrypt.co/368631/the-sandbox-co-founders-wife-targeted-in-crypto-kidnapping-attempt-report","url_2":"https://www.theblock.co/post/402146/wife-of-sandbox-co-founder-sebastien-borget-targeted-in-kidnapping-attempt-at-home-in-france-report","url_3":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/sandbox-co-founder-wife-kidnap-attempt/","url_4":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/uber-getaway-wrench-attack-sandbox-cofounder-wife-france","url_5":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/21/another-crypto-linked-attack-in-paris-kidnapper-targets-sebastien-borget-family/","victim":"Wife of S\u00e9bastien Borget, co-founder and COO of The Sandbox","violence_torture":null,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-05-25 18:43:30","date":"May 11, 2026","description":"The same group returned to the Ottrott victim's home on Monday May 11 for a second attempt; gendarmerie intercepted them and arrested all five suspects in the Bas-Rhin. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":446,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Ottrott, Bas-Rhin","month":5,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Same male resident of Ottrott as May 10 attempt. Targeted following data theft of his crypto transaction records.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Five individuals, all from \u00cele-de-France (Paris) region. Ages not disclosed. Arrested May 11 in the Bas-Rhin by gendarmerie units from Obernai and Rosheim with local reinforcements.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Return to victim's home on May 11 for second attempt. Gendarmerie anticipated the return and intercepted the group before kidnapping could be executed.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Not specified; attempt foiled before escalation.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0. Attack foiled.\r\n\r\n**Status:** All five arrested May 11. Investigation led by Section de recherches de la gendarmerie de Strasbourg and groupement de gendarmerie du Bas-Rhin. Saverne prosecutor's office initially handled, then transferred to JIRS Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle).","theft":0,"url":"https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/grand-est/bas-rhin/strasbourg-0/un-homme-vise-par-deux-tentatives-d-enlevement-apres-des-transactions-en-cryptomonnaies-3349861.html","url_2":"https://journalducoin.com/actualites/crypto-rapts-france-cinq-interpellations-bas-rhin-tentative-enlevement-extorsion/","url_3":"https://cryptoast.fr/tentative-enlevement-crypto-bas-rhin-5-suspects-interpelles/","url_4":"https://coinacademy.fr/actu/crypto-rapts-5-interpellations-bas-rhin-tentative-enlevement-extorsion/","url_5":"https://www.revolutionmagazine.com/bas-rhin-cinq-interpellations-tentative-enlevement-crypto.html","victim":"Undisclosed ","violence_torture":0,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-05-25 18:39:43","date":"May 10, 2026","description":"An Ottrott resident who had recently conducted cryptocurrency transactions in the Alsace region was targeted at his home by a group of individuals from the Paris area on two consecutive days.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":445,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Ottrott, Bas-Rhin","month":5,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Male resident of Ottrott. Had recently conducted cryptocurrency transactions in the region. Targeting originated from a data theft of his crypto transaction records. Name and age not disclosed.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Five individuals, all from the \u00cele-de-France (Paris) region. Identities not disclosed.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Multiple suspects presented themselves at victim's home on Sunday May 10. Gendarmerie of Obernai and Rosheim were alerted before the attempt could be completed. Suspects did not gain entry or abduct the victim.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Not specified; attempt foiled before escalation.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0. Attack foiled.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Attempt foiled May 10. No arrests on this date. Same group returned the next day. Case transferred to JIRS Nancy.","theft":0,"url":"https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/grand-est/bas-rhin/strasbourg-0/un-homme-vise-par-deux-tentatives-d-enlevement-apres-des-transactions-en-cryptomonnaies-3349861.html","url_2":"https://journalducoin.com/actualites/crypto-rapts-france-cinq-interpellations-bas-rhin-tentative-enlevement-extorsion/","url_3":"https://cryptoast.fr/tentative-enlevement-crypto-bas-rhin-5-suspects-interpelles/","url_4":"https://coinacademy.fr/actu/crypto-rapts-5-interpellations-bas-rhin-tentative-enlevement-extorsion/","url_5":"https://www.revolutionmagazine.com/bas-rhin-cinq-interpellations-tentative-enlevement-crypto.html","victim":"Undisclosed ","violence_torture":0,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-05-12 21:02:00","date":"May 7, 2026","description":"Three armed men forced open the front door of a house in southern Bondy at ~5:00 AM, beat and tied up the couple inside while searching for cryptocurrency. The victims had no connection to crypto.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":437,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis","month":5,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Couple, ages and names not disclosed. No connection to cryptocurrency confirmed by source close to investigation. Residence in southern Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis, \u00cele-de-France. Wrong target.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three male suspects, armed. Identities not disclosed. Located in Paris 18th arrondissement shortly after the attack but evaded anti-crime squad. Abandoned their loot at the scene while fleeing.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Forced open front door ~5:00 AM Wednesday May 7. Surprised couple in their sleep. Brandished handgun. Bound and beat victims. Conducted systematic search of the premises for crypto assets and wallet access. Found nothing. Fled with only computers and one smartphone.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Both victims beaten and tied up. One victim punched in the face before attackers left. Handgun brandished throughout.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0 crypto (victims held none). Computers and one smartphone taken; abandoned near scene when suspects fled police.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Investigation entrusted to SDPJ 93 (Seine-Saint-Denis Departmental Judicial Police Service). Bobigny prosecutor's office declined to comment. Suspects located in Paris 18th arrondissement shortly after attack but evaded capture. ","theft":1,"url":"https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/bondy-frappees-et-ligotees-au-petit-matin-les-victimes-du-home-jacking-navaient-pas-de-cryptomonnaie-09-05-2026-IOMODLNJEZGJHOUEN37Z3NS2VM.php","url_2":"https://www.generation-nt.com/actualites/home-jacking-crypto-bondy-2075270","url_3":"https://www.revolutionmagazine.com/bondy-agression-crypto-mauvaise-cible.html","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Couple","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Thailand","created_at":"2026-08-04 18:06:56","date":"April 29, 2026","description":"Two masked men entered an unlocked villa on Koh Samui in the pre-dawn hours of April 29, where British businessman Ashley James O'Brien was sleeping on a sofa; armed with a firearm, they forced him face-down and ransacked the property, forcing a transfer of 70,000 GBP (around 94,000 USD) in cryptocurrency and stealing a luxury watch.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":465,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Koh Samui, Surat Thani","month":4,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Ashley James O'Brien, British national. Publicly known for significant wealth (photographed on Bentley). Was sleeping on a sofa inside his villa when attacked. Name and identity publicly disclosed.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three British nationals. Marco George Cameron Diamantis (33) and Myles Rees Lapierre (35) entered the villa wearing balaclavas. Samantha Dorothy Tilley (38), Lapierre's girlfriend, acted as getaway driver. Targeted victim after meeting through mutual acquaintances and identifying his wealth. Diamantis believed still in Thailand; Lapierre and Tilley believed to have fled. Interpol Red Notices being sought.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Trio entered the villa through an unlocked door in the pre-dawn hours. Two suspects in balaclavas threatened O'Brien with a firearm and forced him to lie face-down. Ransacked the property while holding him at gunpoint. Forced crypto transfer during the raid.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Firearm brandished. Victim forced to lie face-down throughout. No reported physical injuries beyond the coercive assault.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** 70,000 GBP (around 94,000 USD) in cryptocurrency transferred under duress during the raid. Total losses including Rolex and other valuables exceed 250,000 GBP (around 336,000 USD).\r\n\r\n**Status:** Arrest warrants issued April 30 by Koh Samui Provincial Court: planned robbery + using a vehicle to facilitate a crime. Investigating officer: Police Lt. Col. Phumaret Inkhong. Diamantis believed in Thailand; Lapierre and Tilley believed to have fled. Interpol Red Notices requested. All three at large.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.facebook.com/crimeasianews/posts/three-british-nationals-wanted-for-armed-robbery-of-businessman-on-koh-samui-the/122110417971072195/","url_2":"https://crimeasia.com/british-tourist-held-hostage-and-has-crypto-stolen-by-acquaintances-while-watching-world-cup-game-in-thailand","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Ashley James O'Brien","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Pakistan","created_at":"2026-05-01 16:47:21","date":"April 23, 2026","description":"He was intercepted on Sharea Faisal when a white double-cabin vehicle blocked the road; armed men pulled him from the cab under a false pretext and forced him into their vehicle at gunpoint.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":434,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Sharea Faisal, Karachi","month":4,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Express Kidnapping","summary":"**Victims:** Young Pakistani male, age undisclosed. Described as a social media influencer associated with the cryptocurrency business. Resident of Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi. Traveling solo via online rideshare from home to Jinnah International Airport for a domestic flight to Lahore. Name not publicly disclosed.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Two to four armed male suspects (2 per victim's own account; 4 per father's account to media) traveling in a white double-cabin vehicle (described as a Toyota Revo in the original account). Identities, ages, and nationalities not disclosed. No arrests as of April 24, 2026.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Suspects intercepted the rideshare vehicle on Sharea Faisal near the airport, either blocking the car directly (victim's account) or intercepting at a petrol pump stop (father's account). Armed men forced the victim out of the cab at gunpoint, falsely accusing him of having hit a DIG (Deputy Inspector General of Police) officer's child with a black car. Despite his denials, he was forcibly transferred into their vehicle. Approximately 15 minutes into captivity, they seized his phones and forced him to unlock them at gunpoint. They then accessed his digital crypto accounts and executed the transfer. Held in the moving vehicle for approximately 1.5 hours total before being abandoned.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Forced entry into vehicle at gunpoint. Physical and psychological torture during ~1.5-hour captivity. Forced at gunpoint to unlock devices. No life-threatening injuries reported; victim was able to independently seek transport after release.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** ~$8,600 USD transferred from victim's digital crypto account(s) to attackers' wallet(s). Additional property stolen includes iPhone, MacBook, Samsung phone, and personal belongings. Full accessible balance taken.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Victim abandoned in Korangi Industrial Area; secured a rickshaw and returned home independently. Father attempted to file complaint at airport police station. As of April 24, 2026, no formal FIR (First Information Report) registered. District Malir SSP Dr. Abdul Khalique Pirzada confirmed an investigation has been initiated. No arrests as of date of reporting. Described by Pakistani media as the latest in a pattern of short-term crypto kidnappings in Karachi.","theft":1,"url":"https://propakistani.pk/2026/04/24/karachi-man-abducted-near-airport-forced-to-hand-over-8600-in-digital-currency/","url_2":"https://theasianmirror.com/latest/79185/karachi-airport-abduction-digital-account-robbery-8600/","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Young Pakistani male","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Malaysia","created_at":"2026-04-24 15:42:36","date":"April 17, 2026","description":"Victim intercepted, beaten, and abducted on April 17 while driving alone from Genting Highlands to Kuala Lumpur by three fellow South Korean nationals who demanded a $10M USD ransom in cryptocurrency; the victim's associates transferred $3M USD","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":432,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Melaka","month":4,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victims:** South Korean male, 40 years old. Name not disclosed. Resident in Malaysia since 2016. Passport cancelled by South Korean government; subject of Interpol Red Notice for suspected organized crime and illegal gambling involvement. \r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three South Korean male nationals, aged 28 to 40. Not previously known to the victim. Two entered Malaysia in March 2025 on social visit passes (expired June 2025: both overstaying). Third suspect has no official record of entry into Malaysia. Vehicle used registered under an inactive company. Motive assessed as financial.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Suspects tailed the victim's vehicle on April 17 and intercepted him on the road from Genting Highlands to Kuala Lumpur. Dragged him from the vehicle, beat him, and bound him. Transported him to an undisclosed location, later identified as a homestay in Melaka. Held him captive for four days. Demanded US$10 million (~RM39.68M) ransom in cryptocurrency. Victim's friend and wife filed separate police reports. Associates transferred US$3 million before police intervention.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Beaten during abduction and throughout captivity. Threatened with an object resembling a pistol, later confirmed to be a fake firearm. Bound during detention. Held for approximately four days.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Demanded: US$10,000,000 in cryptocurrency. Stolen/transferred: US$3,000,000 (paid by victim's associates before rescue). Recovered/frozen: US$2,460,000 detected and frozen across several suspect accounts by Bukit Aman's Commercial Crime Investigation Department. Net loss: approximately US$540,000 (if full frozen amount recovered).\r\n\r\n**Status:** Bukit Aman CID assembled joint task force (Pahang + Melaka officers). Victim located at Melaka homestay and rescued April 21. All three suspects arrested April 21. Fake firearm and suspect vehicle seized. US$2.46M frozen in suspect accounts. Suspects remanded until April 28 under Section 3(1) of the Kidnapping Act 1961. Victim's legal status under review \u2014 South Korean embassy confirmed cancelled passport and Interpol Red Notice; further action pending investigation outcome. Statement by Bukit Aman CID Director Datuk M. Kumar, April 24, 2026.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/04/24/south-korean-rescued-from-kidnappers-in-melaka-a-wanted-man-back-home","url_2":"https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/04/24/in-unlikely-twist-rescued-south-korean-kidnapping-victim-turns-out-to-be-interpol-wanted-fugitive/217498","url_3":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rS2mQgfd0s","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"40-year-old South Korean man","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-04-23 16:38:42","date":"April 20, 2026","description":"Two hooded, armed men burst into a home, where a mother, her two young children, and both maternal grandparents were present. The crypto-active father was absent. The family was bound, gagged, and held for over three hours while the attackers extorted the digital wallet password and transferred approximately \u20ac700,000 in cryptocurrency. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":431,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Ploudalm\u00e9zeau, Finist\u00e8re","month":4,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Five members of the same family: mother (age undisclosed), her two young children (minors), and the maternal grandparents. The father, the actual crypto holder, was absent at the time of the attack. \r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Two male perpetrators. Hooded (balaclavas). Armed with a firearm. Identity, age, and nationality not publicly disclosed. Fled after the attack. No arrests as of April 22, 2026.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Arrived at approximately 9:00 AM Monday, April 20. Forced entry into the family home. Targeted the absent father's digital crypto wallet. Coerced the family over more than three hours to obtain the wallet password. Extorted the transfer of the full wallet contents before fleeing.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Firearm brandished throughout. All five victims, including two young children, bound and gagged. Family held captive for over three hours. No injuries reported beyond psychological trauma. Victims discovered tied up by neighbors who then alerted the gendarmerie.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** ~\u20ac700,000 in cryptocurrency (per Le T\u00e9l\u00e9gramme, citing wallet contents). Prosecutor confirmed digital wallet was taken; stated \"the actual loss suffered by its holder is still being assessed.\" Full amount stolen \u2014 wallet password extorted and contents transferred by attackers.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Brest public prosecutor's office immediately transferred the case to the JIRS (Juridiction Inter-R\u00e9gionale Sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e) of Rennes on the same day. Investigation assigned to the Section de Recherches de Rennes. Charges being pursued: organized gang robbery, organized gang sequestration, criminal conspiracy. No arrests as of April 22, 2026. Suspects at large.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.letelegramme.fr/finistere/ploudalmezeau-29830/a-ploudalmezeau-une-famille-sequestree-puis-delestee-de-700-000-eur-en-cryptomonnaies-exclusif-7030440.php","url_2":"https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/bretagne/finistere/brest/5-membres-d-une-famille-de-ploudalmezeau-sequestres-pour-un-portefeuille-de-cryptomonnaie-3339032.html","url_3":"https://www.letribunaldunet.fr/faits-divers/sequestration-famille-bretagne-700000-euros-cryptomonnaies.html","url_4":"https://coinacademy.fr/actu/crypto-famille-sequestree-finistere-france-enlevements-2026/","url_5":"","victim":"Family","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-04-21 14:09:43","date":"April 11, 2026","description":"A man posing as a delivery driver arrived at a villa in Saint-Jean-de-V\u00e9das. Once inside, covered his face, brandished a handgun, and herded the family into a room. The father physically attacked him, and the two struggled. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":429,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Saint-Jean-de-V\u00e9das","month":4,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victims:** Family of four. Father (cryptocurrency transaction specialist), mother, and children. Ages not specified. Residence in Terral neighborhood, Saint-Jean-de-V\u00e9das (western Montpellier suburbs), H\u00e9rault, France.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:**\u00a0Single male perpetrator, approximately 25 years old, from H\u00e9rault region. Posed as delivery driver. Authorities suspect he may have acted on commission from a third party or with accomplices; investigation ongoing.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:**\u00a0Arrived at villa ~9 AM Saturday, April 11, 2026, claiming to be a delivery driver. Family not expecting delivery but allowed entry without verification. Once inside, covered face and brandished handgun. Herded entire family into main room at gunpoint.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Handgun brandished and confirmed loaded (shot fired during struggle). Father physically attacked suspect when his attention lapsed. One gunshot discharged during altercation. Zero injuries sustained by family members.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Amount demanded: Unknown (attack interrupted before demands made). Amount stolen: \u20ac0. Attack foiled by victim resistance before any extraction occurred.\r\n\r\n**Status:**\u00a0Perpetrator fled scene empty-handed. Gendarmerie units responded: Montpellier research section, Castelnau-le-Lez research brigade, local brigades, H\u00e9rault criminal identification experts. Door-to-door canvassing April 11-12. Suspect identified via evidence, arrested April 14, home searched. Formally charged by Montpellier investigating judge. Remanded in custody in Bouches-du-Rh\u00f4ne prison. Investigation ongoing into possible accomplices/commissioning party.","theft":0,"url":"https://actu.fr/occitanie/saint-jean-de-vedas_34270/tentative-de-sequestration-d-une-famille-pour-la-cryptomonnaie-pres-de-montpellier-l-auteur-ecroue_64164851.html","url_2":"https://www.generation-nt.com/actualites/violence-braquages-crypto-france-2074318","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Family of four","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-04-14 19:11:08","date":"April 13, 2026","description":"Kidnapped on Monday from their home in Burgundy, held captive in hotel room in Val-de-Marne for approximately 20 hours while kidnappers demanded ransom of several hundred thousand euros from father (cryptocurrency entrepreneur).","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":428,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Burgundy, Val-de-Marne","month":4,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victims:** Mother and son (~10 years old), kidnapped from home in Burgundy on April 13\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** At least 4 suspects arrested (exact number and details not disclosed)\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Mother and son abducted Monday April 13 from their home in Burgundy. Held captive in hotel room in Val-de-Marne for approximately 20 hours.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Extent undisclosed - both victims reported in good health after rescue\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Ransom of \"several hundred thousand euros\" (plusieurs centaines de milliers d'euros) demanded from father. Ransom was NOT paid.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Gendarmes located hotel room where mother and son were being held. GIGN freed them Tuesday April 14 at approximately 6:00 AM. Both victims in good health. At least 4 suspects arrested. Investigation by JIRS Paris.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.franceinfo.fr/economie/bitcoin/info-franceinfo-cryptomonnaies-une-mere-et-son-fils-enleves-puis-liberes-par-le-gign_7936862.html","url_2":"https://coinacademy.fr/actu/enlevement-enfant-mere-rancon-crypto-exigee-bourgogne/","url_3":"https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/cryptomonnaies-une-mere-et-son-fils-enleves-en-bourgogne-et-retrouves-dans-le-val-de-marne-quatre-suspects-arretes-6085127?at_locale=19","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Mother and son (~10 years old)","violence_torture":null,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-04-14 19:00:37","date":"April 10, 2026","description":"Five masked and gloved men broke into villa in Anglet (Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Atlantiques) in early morning Friday April 10 searching for businessman who holds cryptocurrency but he was not present at the villa","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":427,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Anglet","month":4,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Family in villa: couple (septuagenarians - in their 70s), their son, son's partner, 2 children. Businessman (crypto holder) was not present - he was the intended target.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 5 masked, gloved men (organized gang)\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Home invasion. Broke into villa in early morning hours searching for business owner who holds cryptocurrency. Businessman was not at the villa.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Family held hostage for approximately 1 hour, interrogated about businessman's location. 2 victims suffered violence (extent not disclosed in sources). Entire villa searched.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Zero - target was not present at the location. Stolen: Valuable jewelry, mobile phones\r\n\r\n**Status:** Investigation underway by national police (police nationale). Victims filed complaint with Bayonne prosecutor (parquet de Bayonne). No arrests reported.","theft":1,"url":"https://cryptoast.fr/home-jacking-villa-anglet-5-hommes-cagoules-recherchaient-entrepreneur-crypto/","url_2":"https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/pyrenees-atlantiques/bayonne/cinq-hommes-cagoules-sequestrent-les-occupants-d-une-villa-du-pays-basque-pour-retrouver-un-chef-d-entreprise-lie-aux-cryptomonnaies-3334103.html","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Family ","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"UK","created_at":"2026-04-06 18:26:14","date":"April 2, 2026","description":"4 men threatened him at knifepoint, specifically seeking \"crypto,\" home invasion while family present","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":420,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"United Kingdom","month":4,"quarter":"2026-Q2","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie, CEO of Greater Things (UK AI venture builder). Former founder and CEO of BCB Group (major UK crypto payments/banking infrastructure company). Family was present during attack.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 4 men armed with knives\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Home invasion on Friday, March 14, 2026. Attackers entered home and threatened victim at knifepoint while family was present. Specifically demanded \"crypto.\"\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Knifepoint threats against victim while family was in home\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Unknown. Victim stated attackers sought \"crypto specifically\" but did not disclose whether any assets were transferred or stolen, or how the attack ended.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Police investigating (UK authorities, specific jurisdiction not disclosed). No arrests reported. Victim made public warning via LinkedIn post but did not provide details on outcome.","theft":null,"url":"https://www.linkedin.com/posts/oliversadie_i-was-robbed-at-home-at-knifepoint-last-night-activity-7445771909713145856-EOZX/","url_2":"https://cryptobriefing.com/greater-things-ceo-robbed-knifepoint-attackers-sought-crypto/","url_3":"https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15726453/Terror-Home-Counties-wealthy-crypto-boss-held-knifepoint-robbery.html","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie","violence_torture":null,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-05-25 18:07:15","date":"March 31, 2026","description":"Two men kidnapped the 25-year-old wife of a crypto investor in Strasbourg on March 31, gagged her, and held her in a parked van in the Neudorf district while sending a threat video to her husband demanding money.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":444,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin","month":3,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victims:** Young woman, 25 years old. Wife of a man who invested in cryptocurrency (legal activity). Names not disclosed. Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Two male suspects, ages 19 and 22. Faces covered with neck gaiters (cache-cous) at time of arrest. Reportedly commissioned from the Bouches-du-Rh\u00f4ne. Linked to DZ Mafia network per DNA reporting. Both arrested inside the van with the victim.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Victim kidnapped March 31, 2026. Forced into a van and gagged. Threat video sent to husband demanding money linked to his crypto investments. Van parked in Neudorf neighborhood (rue du Jura). A direct witness observed the kidnapping and described the van to police, who located it quickly.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Victim gagged and restrained. Suspects intended to cut off victim's finger as coercive measure; duct tape and rope found in vehicle. Threat video sent to husband before police intervention.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Amount demanded not publicly disclosed. No transfer completed; attack foiled by police intervention.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Both suspects arrested inside the van on March 31. Victim rescued physically unharmed. Charges: kidnapping, unlawful confinement, criminal association. Case assigned to JIRS Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle). Investigation ongoing. DZ Mafia involvement reported by Les Derni\u00e8res Nouvelles d'Alsace (DNA), confirmed by police sources to France 3 Grand Est.","theft":0,"url":"https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/grand-est/bas-rhin/strasbourg-0/cryptomonnaie-deux-hommes-interpelles-pour-enlevement-et-sequestration-d-une-jeune-femme-a-strasbourg-3349945.html","url_2":"https://www.dna.fr/faits-divers-justice/2026/05/12/la-dz-mafia-impliquee-dans-un-enlevement-a-strasbourg","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"25-year-old wife of a crypto investor","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2026-05-25 17:38:02","date":"March 8, 2026","description":"Six men, including Chicago drill rapper Lil Zay Osama (Isaiah Dukes) forced their way into a Winnetka home after one posed as a food delivery driver; three entered the residence armed with loaded firearms and held the victim captive for about one hour.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":442,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Winnetka, Illinois","month":3,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victims:** Unidentified individual, Winnetka, Cook County (North Shore suburb), Illinois. Home address targeted for cryptocurrency holdings and safe contents.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Seven suspects total. Dashun Brown, 24 (Chicago); David Franklin, 24 (Chicago); Anthony Ramsey, 22 (Chicago); Isaiah \"Lil Zay Osama\" Dukes, 28 (Los Angeles, formerly Chicago); Khiell Dukes, 30 (Elgin, IL); Jalen Chambers, 24 (Bourbonnais, IL); seventh suspect arrested April 28 with charges pending. All pleaded not guilty. All ordered detained.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Brown posed as a food delivery driver to get the front door opened. Brown, Franklin, and Chambers forced their way inside with two unidentified co-conspirators, all armed. A second team (Osama, Khiell Dukes, Ramsey, others) waited outside and later met the first team to collect robbery proceeds.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Victim held captive approximately one hour. Firearms used to physically restrain victim. Safe, computer, and online crypto account access demanded under duress.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Online cryptocurrency accounts and safe contents targeted. Specific amounts not disclosed in available sources.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Home invasion March 8, 2026. Brown, Ramsey, Franklin arrested March 22. Osama, Khiell Dukes, Chambers arrested April 10. Initial federal charges filed March 23; superseding indictment April 16 added three defendants including Osama. Seventh suspect arrested April 28. Investigation by FBI, ATF, and Winnetka Police Department. U.S.","theft":1,"url":"https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-gangs/2026/04/28/chicago-crime-lil-zay-osama-drill-rap-winnetka-robbery","url_2":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/rapper-known-lil-zay-osama-sentenced-14-months-prison-possessing-illegal-machinegun","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Undisclosed individual","violence_torture":null,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Canada","created_at":"2026-05-25 17:17:32","date":"March ?, 2026","description":"A crypto entrepreneur and his family were targeted in four separate incidents over six weeks: one successful armed home invasion (January 28) followed by three attempted break-ins over three consecutive days in early March (3rd dodged attack).","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":441,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Southwest Borough, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec","month":3,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Male crypto entrepreneur, his partner, four children (three young), and a private music teacher present at the time. Southwest borough, Montr\u00e9al.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Separate group from January 28 suspects (possibly connected). Spotted by protective measures deployed on the home; did not gain entry on any of the three attempts.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Three separate attempted break-ins on three consecutive days in early March 2026. Suspects observed and spotted each time due to security measures in place after January 28 incident.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** None. Suspects did not enter the residence on any attempt.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0. All three attempts failed.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Suspects identified but not apprehended as of mid-May 2026. Family decided to permanently vacate the residence on March 11, 2026 for safety reasons. SPVM investigating, other individuals may be sought in connection with the March attempts per Commander Houle.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/05/07/violations-de-domicile-une-famille-montrealaise-prise-pour-cible-pour-de-la-cryptomonnaie","url_2":"https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/on-patrol/article/two-men-arrested-on-canada-wide-arrest-warrants-after-montreal-home-invasion/","url_3":"https://www.noovo.info/nouvelles/patrouille/article/invasion-a-domicile-le-spvm-met-le-grapin-sur-un-mineur-et-un-complice-majeur-en-ontario/","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Crypto entrepreneur and his family","violence_torture":0,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"Canada","created_at":"2026-05-25 17:15:34","date":"March ?, 2026","description":"A crypto entrepreneur and his family were targeted in four separate incidents over six weeks: one successful armed home invasion (January 28) followed by three attempted break-ins over three consecutive days in early March (2nd dodged attack).","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":440,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Southwest Borough, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec","month":3,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Male crypto entrepreneur, his partner, four children (three young), and a private music teacher present at the time. Southwest borough, Montr\u00e9al.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Separate group from January 28 suspects (possibly connected). Spotted by protective measures deployed on the home; did not gain entry on any of the three attempts.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Three separate attempted break-ins on three consecutive days in early March 2026. Suspects observed and spotted each time due to security measures in place after January 28 incident.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** None. Suspects did not enter the residence on any attempt.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0. All three attempts failed.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Suspects identified but not apprehended as of mid-May 2026. Family decided to permanently vacate the residence on March 11, 2026 for safety reasons. SPVM investigating, other individuals may be sought in connection with the March attempts per Commander Houle.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/05/07/violations-de-domicile-une-famille-montrealaise-prise-pour-cible-pour-de-la-cryptomonnaie","url_2":"https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/on-patrol/article/two-men-arrested-on-canada-wide-arrest-warrants-after-montreal-home-invasion/","url_3":"https://www.noovo.info/nouvelles/patrouille/article/invasion-a-domicile-le-spvm-met-le-grapin-sur-un-mineur-et-un-complice-majeur-en-ontario/","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Crypto entrepreneur and his family","violence_torture":0,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"Canada","created_at":"2026-05-25 17:12:06","date":"March ?, 2026","description":"A crypto entrepreneur and his family were targeted in four separate incidents over six weeks: one successful armed home invasion (January 28) followed by three attempted break-ins over three consecutive days in early March (1st dodged attack).","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":439,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Southwest Borough, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec","month":3,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Male crypto entrepreneur, his partner, four children (three young), and a private music teacher present at the time. Southwest borough, Montr\u00e9al.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Separate group from January 28 suspects (possibly connected). Spotted by protective measures deployed on the home; did not gain entry on any of the three attempts.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Three separate attempted break-ins on three consecutive days in early March 2026. Suspects observed and spotted each time due to security measures in place after January 28 incident.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** None. Suspects did not enter the residence on any attempt.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0. All three attempts failed.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Suspects identified but not apprehended as of mid-May 2026. Family decided to permanently vacate the residence on March 11, 2026 for safety reasons. SPVM investigating, other individuals may be sought in connection with the March attempts per Commander Houle.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/05/07/violations-de-domicile-une-famille-montrealaise-prise-pour-cible-pour-de-la-cryptomonnaie","url_2":"https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/on-patrol/article/two-men-arrested-on-canada-wide-arrest-warrants-after-montreal-home-invasion/","url_3":"https://www.noovo.info/nouvelles/patrouille/article/invasion-a-domicile-le-spvm-met-le-grapin-sur-un-mineur-et-un-complice-majeur-en-ontario/","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Crypto entrepreneur and his family","violence_torture":0,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-05-12 20:06:43","date":"March 23, 2026","description":"A woman was attacked at her home by four armed, hooded men who posed as a delivery driver to gain entry, then forced her to transfer \u20ac68,000 in cryptocurrency and stole jewelry.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":436,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"P\u00e9chabou, Haute-Garonne","month":3,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victims:** Woman, name and age not disclosed. Crypto asset holder. Residence in P\u00e9chabou, Haute-Garonne (southeast of Toulouse), France.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Four armed, hooded men. Five suspects arrested total: two aged 21-22, two aged 24 and one minor aged 17. Suspects had prior criminal links and were planning armed reprisal against a N\u00eemes business at time of second arrest.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** One attacker posed as a delivery driver to gain entry. Once inside, four perpetrators armed with at least one military-grade long firearm sequestered the victim in her home. Forced her to transfer cryptocurrency and took jewelry before fleeing in a vehicle later identified in Aubagne (Bouches-du-Rh\u00f4ne).\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Victim sequestered at home by armed, hooded men. At least one long military-grade firearm used. Two additional loaded military-grade long guns found in the suspect vehicle at time of second arrest.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac68,000 in cryptocurrency transferred to attackers' wallets. Jewelry also stolen. Victim's data reportedly obtained through hacking prior to attack (per Gendarmerie nationale statement).\r\n\r\n**Status:** JIRS Bordeaux opened judicial investigation April 3, 2026. Toulouse Gendarmerie Research Section leads investigation, with support from the National Cyber Unit (UNC). First two suspects arrested March 31 in Aubagne, formally charged April 15: organized gang sequestration, organized gang armed extortion, possession and transport of category A and B weapons. Three additional suspects arrested May 4 in Marseille region, formally charged May 7, all remanded in custody. Investigation ongoing to identify remaining network members.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/cryptomonnaies-trois-nouvelles-mises-en-examen-apres-un-rapt-dans-le-sud-ouest-20260507","url_2":"https://www.ici.fr/occitanie/gard-30/nimes/cinq-personnes-interpellees-dans-une-affaire-de-crypto-rapt-dont-les-ramifications-remontent-jusqu-a-nimes-1621489?at_locale=25","url_3":"https://www.gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr/gendinfo/criminalite-organisee-et-enquetes/2026/crypto-rapt-en-haute-garonne-trois-nouvelles-interpellations-par-les-enqueteurs-de-la-section-de-recherches-de-toulouse","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"57 y/o woman","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-04-08 20:16:44","date":"March 28, 2026","description":"Four men ages 21-24 from Brunoy (Essonne) and Paris 7th arrondissement attempted to attack 23-year-old mathematics student who invests in cryptocurrency but went to wrong address - a houseboat - where cautious resident in his 50s didn't open door to fake delivery man in yellow vest at 11:45 PM on March 28.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":426,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine","month":3,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** Intended -\u00a0 Mathematics student, age 23, cryptocurrency investor (not harmed - wrong address targeted). Actual -\u00a0 Houseboat resident, man in 50s, cautious, not harmed (refused to open door)\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 4 young men ages 21-24 from Brunoy (Essonne) and Paris 7th arrondissement. All arrested.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Fake delivery man ruse. At 11:45 PM on Sunday March 28, suspect rang doorbell of houseboat wearing yellow vest claiming to be delivery man. Intended target was mathematics student living nearby - gang had wrong address.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** None - attack stopped before any contact. Equipment seized: knife, several plastic ties (zip ties), gloves, hat, new yellow vests still in packaging.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Zero. Attack prevented before reaching intended victim.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Houseboat resident didn't open door due to late hour, immediately called police. Patrol arrived quickly, spotted Toyota Auris with 4 suspects. All arrested and taken into custody in Nanterre, transferred to Paris anti-gang squad (Brigade anti-criminalit\u00e9). Phone analysis crucial: discovered photo of actual target (23-year-old math student) and address near arrest location. All 4 charged April 2, 2026 in Nanterre with criminal conspiracy to prepare a crime (\"association de malfaiteurs en vue de pr\u00e9parer un crime\"). All remained silent during interrogations.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/boulogne-les-agresseurs-ciblent-jeune-investisseur-en-crypto-se-trompent-dadresse-et-finissent-en-garde-a-vue-07-04-2026-WESX3VDQLNALFLW4UUQRVMVXHU.php","url_2":"https://www.surfcoastnews.com.au/finance/76504/","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Man in 50s","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-03-19 15:10:31","date":"March 8, 2026","description":"The woman came back from her walk with the dog and was intercepted by three hooded, armed men posing as police officers who forced her into her apartment building and brutally beat her and her husband inside their home. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":419,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle","month":3,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Woman, 45, and her husband. Residents of central Nancy, near Place Stanislas. Husband's \u20ac20,000 crypto portfolio exposed via Waltio data breach (January 2026), leaking physical addresses, crypto balances, and trading history of ~50,000 users.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three hooded men, armed with a Uzi submachine gun. Posed as police officers. One arrested: male, 32, from Vaujours (Seine-Saint-Denis), identified via CCTV. Two accomplices still at large.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Intercepted the woman near Place Stanislas at 8:30 AM as she returned from a walk with her dog. Forced her into her apartment building posing as police. Beat both victims inside the apartment. Daughters present upstairs called police, causing attackers to flee in a black sedan.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used**: Both victims brutally beaten inside their home. Uzi submachine gun brandished. Zip ties found at scene (brought to restrain victims).\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0 stolen. Target was husband's \u20ac20,000 crypto portfolio. Attack foiled by daughters' police call.\r\n\r\n**Status:** One suspect arrested in Seine-Saint-Denis via CCTV, placed in pretrial detention. Indicted June 14, 2026: attempted extortion with weapon, attempted kidnapping by organized gang, criminal conspiracy. Two accomplices still at large. Attack linked to Waltio January 2026 data breach.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.estrepublicain.fr/economie/2026/03/16/agresses-par-de-faux-policiers-armes-et-cagoules-l-appat-de-cryptomonnaie","url_2":"https://cryptoast.fr/tentative-enlevement-faux-policiers-agressions-crypto-poursuivent/","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Family","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Spain","created_at":"2026-03-18 14:33:07","date":"March 16, 2026","description":"Canadian crypto businessman, age 33, residing in Mallorca, ambushed outside Lobito de Mar restaurant at 11 PM after traveling from Barcelona to Madrid for crypto business deal. 3 Serbian men brutally beat victim, sprayed pepper spray, forced him into a van with fake license plates, attempted to sedate him with pills, tied him with zip ties.","drugs_alcohol":1,"id":418,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Madrid","month":3,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Canadian businessman, age 33, residing in Mallorca. Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who traveled from Barcelona to Madrid to close major crypto business deal. Wore \u20ac100,000 luxury watch.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 3 Serbian men. Two arrested: ages 33 and 45, no prior criminal records (suspected fake passports). Third escaped and remains at large. Formed organized gang that surveilled victim's movements from Barcelona to Madrid.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Monday night, March 16, 2026, approximately 11:00 PM. Victim exited Lobito de Mar restaurant (chef Dani Garc\u00eda) at intersection of Claudio Coello and Jorge Juan streets in upscale Salamanca district, one of Madrid's busiest nightlife areas. 3 Serbians ambushed victim, administered brutal beating (broke victim's nose), sprayed pepper spray at kidnapping scene, forced victim into white van. Van had fake/doubled license plates to avoid tracking.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used**: Brutal beating causing serious injuries including broken nose. Pepper spray deployed. Inside van: attempted sedation with pills (victim spat them out). Victim bound with plastic zip ties. Attackers brought sedative medications (blister pack found in van). Plan was to drive victim to Petrer, Alicante (destination programmed in GPS) to torture him for crypto wallet keys.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Objective was to steal cryptocurrency wallet access keys and victim's crypto fortune through torture at remote location. Also attempted to steal victim's \u20ac100,000 luxury watch during attack. Zero cryptocurrency obtained, attack foiled before completion. Victim initially told police only about watch, not crypto holdings.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Attack foiled within minutes thanks to multiple witnesses (pedestrians and people on balconies) who immediately called police. Police from Salamanca district pursued van through Madrid center to Ronda de Toledo/Atocha train station area. 2 Serbians arrested when they abandoned van and fled on foot. Third escaped. During police pursuit, victim freed himself from zip ties, escaped van, took taxi to Hospital La Princesa where treated for serious injuries. Police found firearms in van (according to scientific police). Investigation revealed extensive planning: gang traveled by train from Alicante to Madrid to avoid suspicion, rented van, installed fake plates, surveilled victim from Barcelona, knew he was in Madrid for crypto deal. Arrested men suspected of using fake passports. Third Serbian still at large. Police investigating true identities of arrested suspects.","theft":0,"url":"https://okdiario.com/sucesos/tres-serbios-intentan-secuestrar-millonario-canadiense-criptomonedas-calle-moda-madrid-16433101","url_2":"https://www.eldebate.com/espana/madrid/20260318/secuestro-pelicula-plena-calle-claudio-coello-madrid-empresario-salva-gracias-testigos_397294.html","url_3":"https://www.elespanol.com/madrid/sociedad/20260317/detenidos-secuestrar-empresario-pleno-centro-madrid-querian-robar-claves-criptomonedas/1003744173605_0.html","url_4":"https://www.elespanol.com/madrid/sociedad/20260318/detenidos-intentar-secuestrar-empresario-canadiense-trataron-robarle-reloj-euros/1003744174640_0.html","url_5":"","victim":"Canadian Crypto Businessman","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-03-18 14:16:39","date":"March 15, 2026","description":"Man in his 50s, owner of Bitcoin/cryptocurrency company, targeted at home in town north of Nantes around 3 AM. At least 2 armed men (one with handgun) broke into home, victim awakened by noise and encountered intruders inside.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":417,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Nantes, Loire-Atlantique","month":3,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** Man in his 50s, runs Bitcoin/cryptocurrency company. Lives in town north of Nantes.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** At least 2 armed men, at least one carrying handgun. Identities unknown.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Night of Sunday March 15 to Monday March 16, 2026, around 3:00 AM. Armed men broke into victim's home. Struck on the head, the victim managed to scare them off thanks to the building's alarm system.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Victim encountered intruders inside home. Extent of physical confrontation or injuries not disclosed in available reporting.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Investigation opened for attempted kidnapping, not theft. No cryptocurrency reported stolen. Attack interrupted before completion.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Attack failed when the building's alarm system activated, scaring off intruders. Investigation classified as attempted kidnapping, handled by section de recherches de Nantes (gendarmerie investigative unit).","theft":0,"url":"https://www.lefigaro.fr/nantes/pres-de-nantes-une-enquete-ouverte-pour-tentative-d-enlevement-visant-le-patron-d-une-societe-de-cryptomonnaies-20260317","url_2":"https://www.ouest-france.fr/economie/cryptomonnaie/enlevements-dans-le-milieu-de-la-cryptomonnaie-un-patron-cible-par-des-hommes-armes-la-nuit-derniere-pres-de-nantes-8cab17f0-2142-11f1-a6e8-58f5162ee52a","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Crypto Company CEO","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-03-16 19:11:16","date":"March 10, 2026","description":"Single victim at home in northeast Essonne surprised 2 masked men equipped with small explosives attempting forced entry at ~6 AM on March 10, 2026, targeting victim for alleged cryptocurrency possession. ","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":416,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Northeast Essonne","month":3,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** Single person at home in northeast Essonne, targeted for alleged cryptocurrency possession.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 2 masked individuals with small explosives. Part of 3-person gang (man age 35, teenagers ages 15 and 17) arrested same day.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Around 6:00 AM on March 10, 2026. Two masked men with small explosives attempted forced entry into home. Victim surprised them during break-in attempt.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** None. Attack failed before physical confrontation. Attackers fled when victim intervened. No injuries.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Target selected for alleged cryptocurrency possession. Zero obtained, attack failed completely. No entry gained.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Solved. Arrested same day. After failing at 6 AM, same gang attacked family at Vaires-sur-Marne at 6:30 AM. All 3 arrested at noon in Bourgoin-Jallieu, 500 km away. Stolen jewelry from second attack found in vehicle. Charged March 13 with extortion, kidnapping, destruction of property, criminal association. Man (35) and teen (17) in pre-trial detention; teen (15) under judicial supervision.","theft":0,"url":"https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/seine-et-marne/sequestration-d-une-famille-en-lien-avec-les-cryptomonnaies-trois-hommes-mis-en-examen-3315843.html","url_2":"https://lessor.org/operationnel/cryptomonnaies-trois-arrestations-eclair-apres-deux-agressions/","url_3":"https://journalducoin.com/actualites/crypto-agressions-france-gang-interpelle-deux-attaques-violentes","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Undisclosed person","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-03-11 19:40:30","date":"March 10, 2026","description":"Held hostage at home in Vaires-sur-Marne after 2 masked men forced entry ~6:30 AM seeking cryptocurrency from wrong target family. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":415,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Vaires-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne","month":3,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Mother and her 2 adult children, ages 19 and 23, living in pavilion/house in Vaires-sur-Marne. Mistakenly targeted. Attackers sought the former owner who left premises in August 2020.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 2 masked men who broke into home, plus 3rd accomplice coordinating by phone. During the crime, the accomplice mentioned the name of the man the attackers believed to be the father of the family. This man was actually a former property owner. Identities unknown.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Tuesday morning, March 11, 2026, ~6:30 AM. Two masked men forced front door, breaking into house. Mother sleeping on ground floor woke to find intruders face-to-face. Demanded cryptocurrency keys immediately.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Threatened mother with knife taken from kitchen. Threatened all 3 family members with mutilation. All 3 victims gagged with tape and bound. No physical injuries reported, victims unharmed despite threats.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Demanded cryptocurrency keys/access. Zero cryptocurrency obtained. Victims had none, were wrong targets. Attackers eventually realized error but proceeded to steal other items: \u20ac3,000 in cash, jewelry, 2 cell phones.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Attackers fled by car after realizing mistake. Meaux prosecutor's office opened investigation for \"armed robbery by an organized gang and kidnapping.\" Case assigned to organized and specialized crime section of Seine-et-Marne interdepartmental service. No arrests made.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.tf1info.fr/justice-faits-divers/vaires-sur-marne-elle-aurait-ete-prise-pour-cible-par-erreur-une-famille-sequestree-pour-des-cryptomonnaies-bitcoin-en-seine-et-marne-2429354.html","url_2":"https://cryptoast.fr/sequestration-crypto-famille-ciblee-par-erreur-seine-et-marne/","url_3":"https://journalducoin.com/actualites/sequestration-vaires-sur-marne-crypto/","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Mother and her 2 adult children (ages 19 and 23)","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-03-09 19:27:09","date":"March 9, 2026","description":"Couple in their early 60s (husband and wife) attacked at home in Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt after 3 men posing as police officers gained entry at 8 AM. Wife thrown to ground upon opening door; attackers forced husband to transfer ~\u20ac900,000 (~$980,000) in Bitcoin from his wallet while threatening to attack wife with knife.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":414,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, Yvelines","month":3,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victims:** Married couple, both in early 60s (woman early 60s, husband ~60s). Lived in terraced stone house. Husband had substantial Bitcoin wallet, office on first floor.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 3 men, hooded, gloved, dressed in black. Armed with at least one knife. Communicated throughout with apparent 4th person (remote coordinator) who appeared to give instructions. White van parked in front of house. Identities unknown.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** March 9, 2026, shortly after 8 AM. Rang doorbell, announced they were police officers to gain entry. Wife opened door and was immediately thrown to ground. Trio forced entry, headed directly to husband's first-floor office.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Wife thrown to ground upon entry, already had shoulder injury. One attacker brandished knife, threatened to attack wife if husband didn't transfer Bitcoin. Husband tied up with cable after transfer completed. Both victims detained throughout operation.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** ~\u20ac900,000 (~$980,000 USD) in Bitcoin transferred under threat. Attackers clearly knew about victim's substantial Bitcoin holdings\u2014targeted attack. Transfer completed while attackers received instructions from remote 4th person.\r\n\r\n**Status:** After transfer, attackers tied husband with cable, took couple's 2 cell phones, fled in white van. Husband freed himself, ran to neighbors to call police. Forensic scientists dispatched to scene to collect traces/evidence. Investigation opened for kidnapping by organized group and armed extortion, assigned to Brigade de r\u00e9pression du banditisme (anti-gang squad). No arrests made as of March 9, 2026.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/le-chesnay-rocquencourt-900-000-euros-en-bitcoin-derobes-lors-dun-violent-home-jacking-09-03-2026-L2ZCB6SJSRB5VJJQEYSMI2ASTM.php","url_2":"https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/en-france-un-couple-sequestre-900-000-euros-en-bitcoins-derobes-103522980","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Couple in their early 60s","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Hong Kong","created_at":"2026-03-09 14:24:22","date":"March 7, 2026","description":"Lured to Hung Hom hotel on Tak Fung Street for fake business meeting, then assaulted and detained by 3 men and 1 woman who beat him to extract cryptocurrency wallet passwords","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":412,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Hung Hom, Kowloon","month":3,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** Mainland Chinese businessman, 25 years old. Silver trader with company in Hong Kong. Believed he was attending legitimate business meeting.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 4 suspects. 3 men and 1 woman. Identities unknown. All fled before police arrival.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** March 7-8, 2026 at hotel on Tak Fung Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon. Victim lured to hotel for what he believed was business deal discussion. Meeting turned violent immediately upon arrival. Group assaulted and detained victim in hotel room.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault and beating to force victim to reveal cryptocurrency wallet passwords. Victim found with injuries to face, arms, and calves. \r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** ~$680,000 (HK$5 million) in cryptocurrency transferred from victim's company account. Attackers forced victim to provide wallet passwords, then executed irreversible blockchain transactions. After crypto theft, forced victim to accompany them to industrial building on nearby Man Lok Street where they seized 42 kilograms of silver bars and other business items worth HK$1 million. Total stolen: HK$6 million (~$767,000 USD).\r\n\r\n**Status:** Victim reported incident to police at 3:52 AM Saturday (March 8). Case handled by Kowloon City Police District Crime Squad. No arrests made. Investigators reviewing hotel CCTV footage, security records, and blockchain transaction trails. Suspects fled scene before police arrived. Investigation ongoing.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/hong-kong-hotel-crypto-kidnapping-680k-and-42kg-of-silver-reportedly-stolen/","url_2":"https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3345794/man-robbed-hk6-million-crypto-and-silver-hong-kong-probe-under-way","url_3":"https://thebitgazette.com/hong-kong-man-robbed-of-hk6m-cryptocurrency-in-hotel-assault/","url_4":"https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/299288396127458","url_5":"https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/299292754464081","victim":"Mainland Chinese businessman, 25","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"Hong Kong","created_at":"2026-03-05 16:40:45","date":"March 4, 2026","description":"\"Sillytuna\" claimed violent attack with axes over hands/feet resulting in forced transfer of $24 million in aEthUSDC. Victim posted on X about bruises, weapons, kidnapping/sexual assault threats, stated police involved and \"definitely out of crypto,\" offered 10% bounty. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":409,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Hun Hom","month":3,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** \"Sillytuna\" (pseudonym), X account active since June 2008. Longtime NFT collector (formerly owned CryptoPunk #9839, BAYC, CloneX, Meebits, Eufloria). Gaming entrepreneur associated with Soulcast NFT and Clodhoppers/Claymatic Games. Active DeFi participant, primarily used Aave protocol. Real identity not publicly confirmed.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Unknown. No number, descriptions, names, or identifying details provided by victim.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Per victim's X posts March 4, 2026: violent physical assault using weapons. Victim wrote \"Bruised, held off while I could, but can't do that much with axes over your hands and feet.\" Claimed threats of kidnapping and sexual assault. Forced to transfer cryptocurrency under duress. No location disclosed. Victim stated police involved but did not identify agency.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Claimed: axes held over/against hands and feet, physical assault leaving bruises, death/kidnapping threats, sexual assault threats. Victim indicated resistance but overcome by force.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** ~$24 million in aEthUSDC (Aave interest-bearing USDC on Avalanche network). Single on-chain transaction March 5, 2026 from victim wallet 0xd2e8\u2026ca41 to attacker wallet 0x6fef\u2026a246032. Blockchain-verified theft.\r\n\r\nAttacker laundered rapidly: converted $20.34M to DAI split across 2 wallets (0xd0c\u20269dd3E: ~$10M; 0xcdCA\u2026eC9C4: ~$9.979M). Bridged ~$2.48M to USDC on Arbitrum. Moved $2.47M to Hyperliquid via 19 Wagyu-linked accounts to purchase Monero (XMR privacy coin). Bridged ~$1.1M to Bitcoin via LiFi. Possibly deposited 0.5 BTC into mixing service. Destination addresses linked to known scammer wallet (0xbeef prefix, history of exploits/rug pulls).\r\n\r\n**Status:** Victim offered 10% bounty \"even if you were involved.\" Posted \"definitely out of crypto\" indicating retirement. No arrests, no police statements, no media investigations, no independent corroboration of physical attack. Blockchain security firms (PeckShield, Arkham Intelligence) tracked funds. Wagyu bridge blacklisted wallets but didn't freeze funds.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/392363/sillytuna-x-account-claims-crypto-stolen","url_2":"https://x.com/sillytuna/status/2029311564633809279","url_3":"https://coinpedia.org/crypto-live-news/crypto-trader-loses-24m-in-violent-attack/","url_4":"https://www.tradingview.com/news/coinpedia:e26a909d6094b:0-crypto-og-loses-24m-in-suspected-address-poisoning-attack-peckshield/","url_5":"https://beincrypto.com/crypto-attack-sillytuna-violent-threats/","victim":"NFT collector and crypto trader \"Sillytuna\"","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2026-03-09 14:45:17","date":"February 20, 2026","description":"Ian Alexander Blair, 31, from Auburn, posed as USPS mail carrier in full uniform to deliver extortion letter to Seattle homeowner, 52, demanding 10 Bitcoin (~$650,000) in exchange for information related to victim's ongoing civil lawsuit. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":413,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Phinney Ridge, Seattle, Washington","month":2,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** Male homeowner, 52, and his wife, 50, in Phinney Ridge neighborhood, Seattle. Victim involved in years-long civil lawsuit. \r\n\r\n**Attacker:** Ian Alexander Blair, 31, from Auburn, Washington. No USPS employment or identification. Evidence suggests possible accomplice, text on Blair's phone stated \"Prius is here\" (referring to victims' vehicle in driveway), indicating surveillance/coordination.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** February 20, 2026, ~2:16 PM at home in 300 block of North 74th Street. Blair rang doorbell wearing full USPS uniform with branded postal bag, Tyvek protective coveralls underneath. Handed victim piece of mail, demanded victim open it in his presence. Letter purported to be from law firm connected to victim's ongoing lawsuit, offered information in exchange for 10 Bitcoin (~$650,000), threatened to give information to opposing party if not paid. After victim read letter, Blair forced entry into home.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault on homeowner. Strangled wife when she tried to intervene. Victims suffered fractured bones and minor injuries. Neighbors heard screams for help, called 911, attempted to stop struggle before police arrived. Victim transported to hospital via ambulance with chest pain complaints.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Letter demanded 10 Bitcoin (~$650,000) in exchange for information victim could use in ongoing lawsuit. No cryptocurrency transferred\u2014police arrived during assault, arrested Blair before any payment made.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Police arrived while victim and Blair were struggling. Arrested at scene February 20, 2026. Charged February 27, 2026 with: first-degree burglary, 2 counts second-degree assault, extortion, criminal impersonation. Held on $1 million bail in King County Jail.","theft":0,"url":"https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2026/02/24/man-posing-as-mail-carrier-assaults-phinney-ridge-resident-and-demands-crypto/","url_2":"https://mynorthwest.com/crime-blotter/postal-worker-assaulted-phinney-ridge-couple/4208039","url_3":"https://komonews.com/news/local/man-posing-as-us-mail-carrier-postal-service-worker-attacks-phinney-ridge-homeowners-demands-cryptocurrency-zip-ties-stun-gun-face-mask","url_4":"https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/seattle-police-arrest-man-who-posed-mail-carrier","url_5":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taa7EUCUdqI","victim":"Male homeowner, 52, and his wife, 50","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Indonesia","created_at":"2026-03-05 17:15:59","date":"February 15, 2026","description":"Igor Komarov, 28-year-old Ukrainian with alleged ties to fraud call center networks, kidnapped while motorcycling in Bali and tortured for $10 million ransom in cryptocurrency. Dismembered remains with matching tattoos found February 26.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":411,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":1,"location":"Jimbaran, Bali","month":2,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Igor Sergeevich Komarov, 28, from Dnipro, Ukraine. Son of Sergey Komarov (alleged Kramatorsk crime figure). Alleged involvement in Ukrainian fraudulent call center operations. Vacationing with girlfriend Yeva Mishalova and friend Yermak Petrovsky.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 7 foreign nationals, allegedly Chechen. Chukwuebuka Gabriel Nkemegbunam, 33, Nigerian (arrested). Six others: RM, VK, AS, VN, SM, DH. Transnational criminal network.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** February 15, 2026, ~10:20 PM, Jimbaran. Black Toyota Alphard rammed Komarov and Petrovsky while motorcycling. Petrovsky stabbed attacker and escaped. Komarov taken to rented villa in Tabanan. Location exposed via girlfriend's geotagged Valentine's Day post.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Extreme torture ~9 days. Severed finger phalanges, broken legs, fractured ribs. Ransom video showed injuries, threats of further mutilation. Murdered ~February 24. Dismembered remains found February 26-27 near Wos River. DNA from mother matched blood at villa.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** $10 million demanded. Ransom video forced confession: \"We stole those $10 million they're asking you for.\" Sources suggest kidnappers also sought crypto cold wallets and call center network passwords. Payment status unknown.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Nkemegbunam arrested in West Nusa Tenggara with false passport. 4 suspects fled Indonesia. 2 hiding in Bali. International red notices issued. Murder investigation ongoing.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ukrainian-mans-bali-vacation-kidnapping-case-1780721","url_2":"https://www.boredpanda.com/horrifying-discovery-in-bali-after-igor-komarov-ransom-video/","url_3":"https://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/165992-bali-body-parts-ukrainian-igor-komarov-kidnapping/","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Igor Komarov","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Malaysia","created_at":"2026-03-05 16:59:39","date":"February 5, 2026","description":"Eight Chinese nationals (market surveyors, ages 25-45) extorted for USDT 50,000 (~$51,000) by 12 corrupt Malaysian police officers during fake anti-scam raid. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":410,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Country Heights, Kajang, Selangor","month":2,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victims:** 8 Chinese nationals (5 men, 3 women), ages 25-45. Market surveyors for China-based company, in Malaysia exploring business opportunities. Renting bungalow in Country Heights gated community, Kajang.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 12 Malaysian police officers. Ranks: 1 Assistant Superintendent, 1 Inspector, 1 Sergeant, 6 Corporals, 2 Lance Corporals, 1 Constable. Ages 24-47. 4 from federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (Bukit Aman cyber/forensic units), 8 from district units.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** 11:10 PM raid claiming \"Op Taring\" anti-scam operation targeting Cambodian syndicate links. Confiscated phones/laptops, examined devices and passports, found zero evidence. Threatened arrest and immigration action. Demanded RM400,000, negotiated to RM200,000. One victim allowed to contact employer in China to arrange transfer. Operation lasted ~1.5 hours.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Detention (~1.5 hours), threats of arrest/deportation, armed intimidation. Officers warned victims to vacate house within 2 days after payment.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** USDT 50,000 = RM200,000 = ~$51,000 USD. Transferred to wallet address provided by officers ~12:30 AM. Officers left only after confirming receipt.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Police report filed February 6, 2026. 7 officers arrested February 7, 5 more February 8. Investigated under Section 395 (gang robbery). All released on bail, remand orders granted. Authorities tracing blockchain transaction. Malaysian IGP stated \"no compromise\" with corrupt officers.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/02/1380692/12-cops-arrested-over-crypto-robbery-watch","url_2":"https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3344085/12-malaysian-police-arrested-over-chinese-nationals-missing-crypto","url_3":"https://theonlinecitizen.com/2026/02/19/12-malaysian-police-arrested-over-alleged-us-51k-cryptocurrency-robbery-involving-chinese-visitors","url_4":"https://www.theblock.co/post/390619/malaysian-authorities-arrest-12-police-officers-over-alleged-crypto-extortion","url_5":"","victim":"8 Chinese nationals (ages 25-45) ","violence_torture":null,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-02-13 15:19:08","date":"February 12, 2026","description":"Woman struck on head/hit with gun butt by masked men ~9:15 AM. Wrong target. Attackers sought male crypto entrepreneur named \"St\u00e9phane\" at different address.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":406,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Vaucresson, Hauts-de-Seine","month":2,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Woman, resident of Vaucresson. Identity not disclosed. Not involved in cryptocurrency. Wrong target. Attackers sought male crypto entrepreneur named \"St\u00e9phane\" at different address.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Same 3 masked men (ages 18, 20, 21) who attacked Binance France CEO home earlier that morning. All arrested same day.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Approximately 9:15 AM, February 12, 2026 (roughly 2 hours after Val-de-Marne attack). Home invasion at wrong address in Vaucresson, Hauts-de-Seine. Attackers were searching for local crypto entrepreneur but invaded incorrect residence.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Woman struck on head/hit with gun butt (\"coups de crosse\"). Assaulted and questioned about her address.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** $0, no crypto involved.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Victim suffered physical injuries from assault but extent unknown. Residents alerted authorities. Attackers fled. Police tracked suspects' vehicle and stolen devices from earlier Val-de-Marne attack. All 3 suspects arrested at Lyon-Perrache railway station later same day by Lyon BRI. Brigade de R\u00e9pression du Banditisme Paris had been following them since Paris. Described as \"amateurish commando\" with \"grotesque address error.\" Investigation ongoing with coordination across multiple police departments. Part of same crime spree as Binance France CEO attack.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/info-rtl-cryptomonnaies-le-patron-de-binance-france-mastodonte-du-secteur-vise-par-une-tentative-de-home-jacking-7900601034","url_2":"","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Woman, resident of Vaucresson","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-02-13 15:05:58","date":"February 12, 2026","description":"He was targeted in a failed home invasion ~7:00 AM February 12, 2026 in Val-de-Marne; 3 masked, armed men first broke into wrong apartment forcing resident to reveal CEO's location. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":405,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Val-de-Marne","month":2,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** David Princay, CEO of Binance France. Not home during attack.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 3 men, masked and hooded, reportedly armed with weapons. Ages 18, 20, and 21 years old. All arrested and in custody.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Approximately 7:00 AM, February 12, 2026. Forced entry into apartment building in Val-de-Marne. First broke into wrong apartment, forcing that resident to provide information about CEO's apartment location. Then searched Princay's residence thoroughly. Realized target was absent.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Forced entry, threatened wrong-apartment resident to obtain information. No physical violence to CEO (not present).\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** $0, no crypto accessed. 2 mobile phones stolen from CEO's apartment.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Attack failed. Suspects fled scene. Police tracked suspects using surveillance footage and mobile phone signal data. Brigade de R\u00e9pression du Banditisme (BRB) Paris followed suspects from Paris. Trio arrested same day at Lyon-Perrache railway station by Lyon BRI after committing second home invasion attempt in Vaucresson. One suspect found with 7.65 caliber automatic pistol hidden in sock (loaded but not armed). All three in custody. Investigation coordinated across multiple police units: Parisian BRB, Hauts-de-Seine police, Val-de-Marne police, Yvelines police, transport police. Binance confirmed incident but declined to provide employee details publicly.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/info-rtl-cryptomonnaies-le-patron-de-binance-france-mastodonte-du-secteur-vise-par-une-tentative-de-home-jacking-7900601034","url_2":"https://bitcoinethereumnews.com/tech/binance-france-ceo-targeted-in-chaotic-double-home-attack-report/","url_3":"https://cryptobriefing.com/binance-france-incident-chaotic-attack/","url_4":"https://www.theblock.co/post/389857/binance-france-head-targeted-in-botched-home-invasion-as-three-arrested-report","url_5":"https://cryptoast.fr/3-hommes-interpelles-lyon-2-tentatives-enlevements-crypto-region-parisienne/","victim":"David Princay, CEO of Binance France","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-02-13 13:58:30","date":"February 6, 2026","description":"They were violently held captive by a group of criminals searching to obtain a transfer from the father, a bitcoin holder","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":404,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Juilly, Seine-et-Marne","month":2,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Father (Bitcoin holder using Ledger secure device), mother (approximately 50s), daughter (approximately 20s). Family residence in Juilly, Seine-et-Marne.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** At least 5 individuals, masked and gloved. \r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Early morning hours, February 6, 2026 (approximately same timeframe as Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux magistrate case). Forced entry into family home in Juilly. Mother held by the neck while daughter taken to separate room without being harmed. Target was clearly the father. Mother threatened with key and screwdriver to pressure father into providing Ledger wallet access codes.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Mother held by neck, threatened with key and screwdriver. Daughter separated to another room but not harmed according to prosecutor.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** Bitcoin transfer demanded from father's Ledger hardware wallet. $0 stolen. No cryptocurrency transfer completed.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Attack largely unsuccessful. Uncertain whether perpetrators were interrupted or why they abandoned extraction attempt. Criminals fled with computers and mobile phones only. Case confirmed by Meaux prosecutor's office (which has jurisdiction over Seine-et-Marne including Juilly). No arrest information publicly available. ","theft":1,"url":"https://www.rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/info-rtl-cryptomonnaies-une-nouvelle-famille-sequestree-en-seine-et-marne-7900599500","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"A couple and their 20-year-old daughter","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-02-06 14:55:21","date":"February 5, 2026","description":"The partner of an executive at a Lyon-based cryptocurrency company, and her mother kidnapped during home invasion. They were released after 30 hours with injuries.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":401,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux, Is\u00e8re","month":2,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Grenoble appeals court judge, woman, 35 years old, recently promoted. Her mother, 66 years old, living with daughter at time of attack. Both residents of Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux, Is\u00e8re. \r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Approximately 3 individuals (exact number uncertain). Identities unknown, no arrests reported as of February 6. \r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Night of Wednesday-Thursday, February 5, 2026, approximately 3 AM. Attackers broke into judge's home in Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux. Forced entry, front door broken open. Judge loaded into trunk of Mercedes-Benz vehicle. Mother also taken. Both women transported to Bourg-l\u00e8s-Valence, Dr\u00f4me.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Both women beaten, including blows to face. Held captive over 30 hours (approximately 3 AM February 5 to ~8 AM February 6). Tied up and gagged during captivity. Blood stains discovered at scene of abduction. Found in state of shock when rescued. \r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded:** Ransom demand sent to judge's partner (crypto entrepreneur). Amount not disclosed publicly. Partner is co-founder of cryptocurrency consulting startup acquired in 2024 by major North American platform. Initially feared judge targeted for her profession, but investigation quickly shifted to cryptocurrency connection after partner's business identified.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Freed Friday morning February 6, 2026 shortly after 8 AM when passerby/neighbor heard them kicking garage door in downtown Bourg-l\u00e8s-Valence and opened storage unit. Both women hospitalized; lives not in danger. Investigation transferred from Grenoble prosecutor to JIRS Lyon (Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction). ","theft":null,"url":"https://www.ledauphine.com/faits-divers-justice/2026/02/06/cryptomonnaies-une-iseroise-et-sa-mere-enlevees-par-un-commando-avant-d-etre-liberees-30-heures-plus-tard-dans-la-drome","url_2":"https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/02/06/french-judge-and-her-mother-freed-after-a-cryptocurrency-linked-abduction_6750220_7.html","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"35-year-old woman, and her 66-year-old mother ","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"Sweden","created_at":"2026-09-09 14:13:08","date":"January 13, 2026","description":"Attackers invaded the home and attacked both him and his father, beating them and pouring gasoline over him while demanding access to cryptocurrency. The attackers appear to have assumed that a well-known streamer would be holding a significant amount of crypto. He did not hold cryptocurrency in any form they could take.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":484,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Sweden","month":1,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Costly Fame","summary":"**Victims:** The League of Legends streamer known as RATIRL, and his father, who was also attacked. \r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three armed individuals. Two suspects arrested by Swedish police as of May 25, 2026. Third status unknown. \r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Home invasion. The attackers targeted him on the assumption, in the source's words, that \"a well-known streamer must be sitting on a crypto fortune.\" Public prominence was the entire basis of target selection.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Both the streamer and his father were beaten. Attackers poured gasoline on him while pressing for crypto access. He sustained fractured fingers, bruising and a blow to the head.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** They demanded access to cryptocurrency. He did not hold any in a form they could obtain. They left instead with Pokemon cards, car keys and identification documents. His PC was left untouched at his request.\r\n\r\n**Status:** He was off-stream for roughly five months afterwards. The source states there is no public confirmation about arrests, charges, or whether the attackers have been identified. This directly contradicts Lopp's \"2 suspects arrested\" and needs resolving.","theft":1,"url":"https://spilled.gg/ratirl-home-invasion-subathon-months/","url_2":"https://x.com/lopp/status/2058917155530293600","url_3":"https://trendsmask.com/what-happened-to-ratirl-782964.html","url_4":"https://bo3.gg/lol/news/armed-intruders-attack-ratirl-and-demand-crypto","url_5":"https://tradersunion.com/news/market-voices/show/2128066-swedish-streamer-robbery-crypto/","victim":"\"RATIRL\", League of Legends streamer","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-08-12 14:16:25","date":"January 24, 2026","description":"Four hooded individuals carrying crowbars arrived at approximately 1:00 AM at the home and attempted forced entry; the victim spotted them through his door camera without opening, while a neighbor simultaneously noticed the group and alerted police.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":473,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Bry-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne","month":1,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Male crypto portfolio manager. Name and age not disclosed. Bry-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, \u00cele-de-France.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Four hooded individuals armed with crowbars. No arrests confirmed.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Arrived ~1:00 AM. Used crowbars to attempt forced entry. Victim observed via door camera without opening. Neighbor noticed and alerted police simultaneously. Attackers fled before police arrived.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Crowbars used in attempted forced entry. No contact with victim.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0. Entry never gained.\r\n\r\n**Status:** No arrests. Investigation opened. Part of French Interior Ministry 2026 statistics.","theft":0,"url":"https://cryptoast.fr/liste-enlevements-agressions-lies-cryptomonnaies-france/","url_2":"https://fibo-crypto.fr/en/blog/crypto-kidnapping-france-protection/","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Male crypto portfolio manager.","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Canada","created_at":"2026-05-12 21:42:39","date":"January 28, 2026","description":"A crypto entrepreneur and his family were targeted in four separate incidents over six weeks: one successful armed home invasion (January 28) followed by three attempted break-ins over three consecutive days in early March.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":438,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Southwest Borough, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec","month":1,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victims:** Male crypto entrepreneur, his partner, four children (three young), and a private music teacher present at the time. Southwest borough, Montr\u00e9al.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Four suspects, all from Toronto area. Did not know each other personally; accepted contract targeting the victim via social media linked to his cryptocurrency activity. Two were armed with firearms. Arrested: Christopher Ethan Prince, 20, and one 17-year-old minor (arrested in Toronto area, May 2026). Still at large: two suspects including a 16-year-old (Canada-wide arrest warrant issued).\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** ~7:30 PM, one suspect posed as parcel deliveryman at family residence. When an occupant opened the door, all four entered. When the crypto entrepreneur came downstairs, he was confronted by the group.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** One suspect fired a shot; accidentally struck a fellow suspect in the abdomen. Entrepreneur sustained a minor arm injury (not from gunshot). Multiple pieces of evidence left at scene when suspects fled. Music teacher and partner also present during confrontation.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Amount not disclosed publicly. Suspects fled before completing the robbery due to the accidental shooting.\r\n\r\n**Status:** SPVM South Project Investigation Section leads investigation (Commander Pierre-Marc Houle). Christopher Ethan Prince and 17-year-old arrested in Toronto area in May 2026 with assistance from Toronto Police Service and Durham Regional Police Service. Both appeared by videoconference.","theft":null,"url":"https://www.noovo.info/nouvelles/patrouille/article/invasion-a-domicile-le-spvm-met-le-grapin-sur-un-mineur-et-un-complice-majeur-en-ontario/","url_2":"https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/on-patrol/article/two-men-arrested-on-canada-wide-arrest-warrants-after-montreal-home-invasion/","url_3":"https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/05/07/violations-de-domicile-une-famille-montrealaise-prise-pour-cible-pour-de-la-cryptomonnaie","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Crypto entrepreneur and his family","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-04-07 14:18:38","date":"January 19, 2026","description":"They were targeted by 4 men ages 21-22 from Garges-l\u00e8s-Gonesse who arrived at 5:20 AM in a stolen Peugeot 208 equipped with knives, hoods, zip ties, and duct tape. ","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":421,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Boulevard Flandrin, Paris","month":1,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Crypto entrepreneur couple living Boulevard Flandrin, 16th arrondissement. Three young children in apartment.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 4 men ages 21-22 from Garges-l\u00e8s-Gonesse (Val-d'Oise). Unemployed with prior drug convictions. Nicknames \"Ratmoss,\" \"Godfather,\" and two unnamed.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Arrived 5:20 AM January 19, 2026 in stolen Peugeot 208. Planned break-in to kidnap couple and demand crypto ransom. Organized via Snapchat with messages like \"Attach\u00e9 crypto toussa toussa\" and \"\u00c7a part en starfoullah\" (expecting windfall). Building concierge had noticed suspicious individuals examining resident listings weeks earlier and found knife in flower pot, making her vigilant.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** None - attack stopped before entry. Equipment found: Opinel knives, hoods, gloves, zip ties, duct tape. Phones contained messages about \"saucissonnage\" (binding victims) and searches for firearms.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Zero. Attack foiled before reaching apartment. Attackers' promised payment: \u20ac200 total.\r\n\r\n**Status:** All 4 arrested within 8-10 minutes (2 hiding in car, 2 in courtyard). Tried Tribunal de Paris early April 2026. Sentenced: 2 years, 18 months, 10 months. 10-day appeal window.","theft":0,"url":"https://cryptoast.fr/enlevement-crypto-10-mois-2-ans-prison-tentative-paris/","url_2":"https://time.news/paris-attempted-crypto-ransom-young-men-face-jail-for-botched-kidnapping/","url_3":"https://actucrypto.info/politique/crypto-tentative-enlevement-paris-police-sequestration-analyse-2026/","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Unnamed crypto entrepreneur couple with 3 children","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Turkey","created_at":"2026-02-24 13:21:30","date":"January 24, 2026","description":"Yong Wang, 38, lured to dinner by woman (Shuyang Lion) who arrived from China five days earlier; kidnapped by four-man team outside restaurant in Fatih","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":408,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":1,"location":"Arnavutk\u00f6y, Istanbul","month":1,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victims:** Yong Wang, 38, Chinese businessman based in Istanbul. Missing person report filed January 24 by his lawyer.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 10 suspects total (1 woman, 9 men), all Chinese nationals. Shuyang Lion (woman) arrived Istanbul January 19, served as decoy/lure. Four-man kidnapping team blocked Wang's vehicle outside restaurant. All suspects fled to Beijing after the murder; arrested in China via Interpol red notices.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Premeditated honey trap. Lion contacted Wang for dinner meeting; he picked her up from Bak\u0131rk\u00f6y hotel January 24, took her to restaurant in Fatih Grand Bazaar area. After meal, vehicle with four men blocked Wang's path outside restaurant. Woman texted constantly during dinner, squatted on ground pretending ignorance during abduction. Suspects forcibly pushed Wang into vehicle and kidnapped him.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Extreme torture and live burial. Wang struck on head with hard object, hands/feet/mouth bound with packing tape, buried upright in plowed field in Baklal\u0131 village, Arnavutk\u00f6y. Forensic Medicine preliminary report: may have been buried alive; died from strangulation. Body discovered in vertical position underground.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Significant decrease detected in Wang's cryptocurrency accounts post-kidnapping. Amount not specified. Motive confirmed as robbery by investigators.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Wang's rented vehicle found abandoned in Arnavutk\u00f6y; GPS records showed suspicious waiting period in Baklal\u0131 village. Body discovered in field search February 2026. 10 suspects identified, fled to China immediately after murder. Interpol arrest warrants issued; all suspects apprehended in China. Extradition status and charges not specified in reporting.","theft":1,"url":"https://en.haberler.com/pure-chinese-torture-what-they-did-to-the-19596022/","url_2":"https://www.londonclup.com/economy/the-body-of-a-famous-chinese-businessman-was-found-in-the-istanbul-district-of-turkiye/","url_3":"https://www.turkiyetoday.com/nation/missing-chinese-businessman-found-buried-in-istanbul-suspects-caught-in-china-3215008?s=1","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Yong Wang, Chinese businessman ","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2026-02-10 13:51:15","date":"January 31, 2026","description":"Two California high school students, Jackson Sullivan (17, San Luis Obispo) and Skylar LaPaille (16, Morro Bay), drove 600+ miles to Scottsdale, posed as FedEx drivers to invade Sweetwater Ranch home, seeking $66 million in cryptocurrency.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":402,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Scottsdale, Arizona","month":1,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victims:** Two adults (identities not disclosed), residents of Sweetwater Ranch community, Scottsdale, Arizona.\r\n\r\n***Attackers:** Jackson Sullivan, male, 17 years old, San Luis Obispo, California. Skylar LaPaille, male, 16 years old, Morro Bay, California. Both high school students. Allegedly recruited and extorted by unknown handlers via encrypted Signal app using aliases \"Red\" and \"8.\"\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** January 31, 2026, Sweetwater Ranch community, Scottsdale, Arizona. Drove over 600 miles from California to Arizona. Posed as FedEx delivery drivers to gain entry to home. Given $1,000 by handlers for supplies and travel. Provided with target's address and instructions via Signal app.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Forcibly entered home. Restrained two adults with duct tape and zip ties. Physically assaulted victims. Demanded access to cryptocurrency wallets or forced transfers. Attack failed when victims resisted or denied holding cryptocurrency.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** none stolen. Suspects targeted home believing victims held approximately $66 million in cryptocurrency. Victims either had no cryptocurrency or refused to provide access.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Suspects fled scene after failed robbery. Resident contacted authorities during attack. Officers arrived and arrested both suspects shortly after. One suspect's mother reportedly tipped off police after discovering related messages on son's device. Police recovered evidence: zip ties, duct tape, disguises, 3D-printed firearm (non-functional or unloaded), burglary tools. Both charged as adults with up to 8 felonies each.","theft":0,"url":"https://businesssandesh.in/teen-crypto-crime-two-students-charged-in-arizona-home-invasion-targeting-66m/","url_2":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/slo-county-teens-hoped-steal-021800170.html","url_3":"https://bitcoinethereumnews.com/tech/california-teens-arrested-in-scottsdale-home-invasion-over-66m-cryptocurrency-holdings/","url_4":"https://gizmodo.com/black-mirror-episode-comes-to-life-in-alleged-66-million-crypto-theft-attempt-2000719314","url_5":"","victim":"Two adults","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2026-02-05 15:08:50","date":"January 31, 2026","description":"Nancy Guthrie (84), mother of NBC \"Today\" show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, abducted from her Catalina Foothills, Tucson home between 9:30 PM January 31 and ~2 AM February 1, 2026","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":400,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Tucson, Arizona","month":1,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Nancy Guthrie, 84, mother of NBC \"Today\" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. Lives alone in Catalina Foothills, Tucson. Limited mobility, requires daily life-sustaining medication. \r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Unknown. No suspects or persons of interest identified as of February 5, 2026. Over 100 investigators assigned.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Last seen 9:30 PM January 31, 2026 when dropped off at home by son-in-law. Pacemaker stopped syncing with Apple devices ~2 AM February 1 (Apple Watch/iPhone left in home).\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Forced entry at residence. Blood drops found from entryway to driveway. DNA samples collected (confirmed as Nancy's). Home designated crime scene. Sheriff stated: \"I believe she was abducted...She didn't go willingly.\"\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded:** TMZ received alleged ransom note February 3 demanding \"millions\" in Bitcoin with verified blockchain address, deadline, and threats. KOLD-TV also received separate ransom letter. Authenticity unconfirmed by authorities, could be hoax. Family video February 4: \"We are ready to talk\" but demanding proof of life first. No evidence Nancy owns cryptocurrency.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Active investigation, day 5 as of February 5, 2026. Nancy's whereabouts unknown. Lead: Pima County Sheriff's Department with FBI, Border Patrol, homicide detectives assisting. Extensive search operations (K-9, drones, infrared). Savannah Guthrie on indefinite leave from \"Today\" show. President Trump pledged federal resources February 4. Public tipline: 1-800-CALL-FBI or 520-351-4900.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/03/nancy-guthrie-alleged-ransom-note-bitcoin-millions/","url_2":"https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/03/nancy-guthrie-pima-county-sheriff-latest-update/","url_3":"https://decrypt.co/356867/alleged-bitcoin-ransom-note-tmz-guthrie-missing-mother","url_4":"https://www.rawstory.com/savannah-guthrie-2675076822/","url_5":"https://www.cleveland.com/nation/2026/02/signs-of-forced-entry-seen-at-guthrie-home-news-outlets-receive-alleged-ransom-notes.html","victim":"Nancy Guthrie","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-01-26 13:37:46","date":"January 25, 2026","description":"Man, 74, kidnapped early Sunday morning from home in residential area of Voiron, Is\u00e8re, to extort cryptocurrency from son living abroad. Ransom demanded, amount unknown.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":396,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Voiron, Is\u00e8re","month":1,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Man, 74 years old, resident of Voiron, Is\u00e8re. Described by neighbors as \"good guy, very friendly.\" Targeted because son (living abroad) allegedly holds cryptocurrency wallet.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three men arrested by Lyon BRI. Taken into custody in Lyon. Identities not disclosed.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Early Sunday morning after 6 AM in residential area of Voiron. Victim abducted from his home.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Victim held captive approximately 18 hours. Sustained serious hand injury (hospitalized). Article notes similar cases involved mutilation and abuse of victims.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** Ransom demanded from son abroad (amount unknown). Son received threats after father's abduction. No indication whether ransom was paid.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Police deployed significant resources immediately. Investigation led by DCOS Grenoble and DCOS Rh\u00f4ne under Lyon JIRS (Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction) authority, directed by Lyon public prosecutor. Victim freed shortly before midnight Monday by Lyon BRI near Loriol, Dr\u00f4me. Three suspects arrested during rescue operation, in custody. Victim hospitalized with serious hand injury.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.ledauphine.com/faits-divers-justice/2026/01/26/cryptomonnaie-un-homme-age-de-70-ans-enleve-a-voiron-son-fils-ranconne","url_2":"","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"74 year-old retired man","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-01-20 17:01:00","date":"January 4, 2026","description":"Three young men kidnapped a suspected scammer to recover their money","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":394,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Dijon, Burgundy","month":1,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Express Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** \"Maxence\" (early-to-mid 20s), alleged cryptocurrency scammer. Known for ostentatious nightclub lifestyle, buying expensive bottles, boasting about cryptocurrency gains. Suspected of running fraudulent crypto investment schemes.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three men in early 20s, two identified as \"Mathys\" and \"Maxime.\" No prior criminal records. Allegedly victims of Maxence's cryptocurrency scam.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** January 4, 2026 in central Dijon. Recognized Maxence on street and pursued him. He fled into bar but was forcibly removed and placed in vehicle.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Beaten multiple times inside vehicle. Attack filmed. Brief detention before release.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** No ransom demanded. Motive was retaliatory for alleged cryptocurrency fraud. Kidnappers allegedly ruined by fake investment scheme. Specific amounts lost not disclosed.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Incident occurred January 4, 2026 but only became public January 19, 2026. Justice system handling dual cases: kidnapping charges AND alleged fraud investigation. Represents vigilante justice case where scam victims resorted to violence.","theft":0,"url":"https://journalducoin.com/actualites/crypto-enlevements-france-nouvelle-sequestration-dijon-arnaque-crypto/","url_2":"https://actucrypto.info/actualite/cryptomonnaie-dijon-enlevement-arnaque-maxence-sequestration-2026/","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"\"Maxence\"","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-01-20 16:50:32","date":"January 8, 2026","description":"Five people entered the home of a couple with three children. They held the entire family hostage for 40 minutes.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":393,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"La Chapelle-Saint-Aubin, Sarthe","month":1,"quarter":"Q1-2026","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Family of five: couple and their three children in La Chapelle-Saint-Aubin, commune near Le Mans, Sarthe department. Family targeted due to cryptocurrency holdings.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Five individuals (identities unknown, investigation ongoing). Part of organized criminal group.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Home invasion on January 8, 2026. Attackers forcibly entered residence and held entire family hostage.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Family held captive approximately 40 minutes during assault. Level of physical violence not specified in available reports.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** Attackers demanded cryptocurrency wallet access codes from victims. Specific amounts stolen not disclosed publicly.\r\n\r\n**Status:** One of three initial cases taken on by PNACO (Parquet national anticriminalit\u00e9 organis\u00e9e). Investigation ongoing alongside similar cases in Charente-Maritime and Maine-et-Loire. Limited public information available; authorities maintaining operational security.","theft":null,"url":"https://actu.fr/pays-de-la-loire/le-mans_72181/toute-une-famille-sequestree-dans-cette-commune-de-la-sarthe-sur-fond-de-vol-de-cryptomonnaie_63711209.html","url_2":"https://www.ouest-france.fr/societe/faits-divers/un-couple-sequestre-avec-ses-enfants-chez-lui-en-sarthe-la-piste-des-cryptomonnaies-privilegiee-96d1b968-f2d1-11f0-bfca-235f15251990","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"A couple and 3 children","violence_torture":null,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-01-19 14:20:12","date":"January 14, 2026","description":"Retired couple kidnapped January 14-15, 2026 from a hamlet near Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, targeted for son's crypto wealth. Kidnappers demanded \u20ac8 million (~$8.4 million) ransom in cryptocurrency.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":392,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Sallanches, Haute-Savoie","month":1,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victims:** Retired couple in their 70s from hamlet near Sallanches. Wife: former teacher at Jules Ferry school in Sallanches. Husband: retired doctor.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Organized criminal group (identities unknown, investigation ongoing). Targeted victims based on son's involvement in cryptocurrency sector.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping between night of January 14-15, 2026 from couple's home in hamlet near Sallanches, Haute-Savoie. Victims held captive, transported approximately 300 kilometers.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Victims seriously injured during captivity. Found in serious condition requiring hospitalization upon rescue.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** Ransom demand of \u20ac8 million (~$8.4 million) in cryptocurrency sent to victims' son via videos. Unknown if ransom paid.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Couple found January 16, 2026 evening near nightclub in Mont\u00e9limar, Dr\u00f4me. Hospitalized for treatment of serious injuries. Investigation assigned to PNACO (National Anti-Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office)","theft":null,"url":"https://cryptoast.fr/nouvel-enlevement-crypto-haute-savoie-ravisseurs-reclament-8-millions-euro-cryptomonnaies/","url_2":"https://www.franceinfo.fr/economie/bitcoin/cryptomonnaie-deux-septuagenaires-kidnappes-en-haute-savoie-pour-l-argent-de-leur-fils-le-parquet-anticriminalite-organisee-se-saisit-de-l-enquete_7751326.html","url_3":"https://www.ledauphine.com/faits-divers-justice/2026/01/17/un-couple-de-retraites-kidnappe-a-sallanches-pour-8-millions-d-euros","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Retired couple in their 70s","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"Philippines","created_at":"2026-01-18 10:25:19","date":"January 15, 2026","description":"Four kidnappers enter victim's condo home, restrain him, beat him, threaten to drug him and sell his organs if he doesn't comply with their demand of $1M in crypto. Victim managed to alert a friend who sent local police to the rescue.  $400,000 in crypto and $14,000 were handed over to the attackers.","drugs_alcohol":1,"id":391,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Barangay","month":1,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Chinese national residing in the Philippines\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Four men, two were detained, two are subject to manhunt.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Home invasion around noon on Thursday. One of the attackers had access to the victims's rented unit, allowed entry to the gang.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Man restrained with handcuffs, taped, and a belt used to hit the victim's legs. The suspects allegedly threatened to sell the victim\u2019s internal organs if he failed to give them money. They also threatened him with an injection with unknown drug. Knives were also recovered by the police.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** $400,000 in cryptocurrency was transferred and additional $14,000 handed over to the criminals.\r\n\r\n**Status:** \r\nVictim has been saved, two of the attackers subject to manhunt. ","theft":1,"url":"https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/16/police-rescue-chinese-national-from-kidnappers-2000","url_2":"","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Chinese national","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"Belgium","created_at":"2026-01-12 18:25:51","date":"January 10, 2026","description":"Gangsters search for crypto coins and tie up a resident (60) in Zoersel, virtual coins are increasingly intended as loot","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":390,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Zoersel","month":1,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** 60-year-old woman, specialist physician at hospital, living in Zoersel, Belgium\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Two unknown men (identities not disclosed, currently being sought by authorities)\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Home invasion around 9:00 PM Saturday evening. Two men forced entry into victim's home.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Threatened with firearm. Punched and beaten, sustained injuries including facial injuries. Hands and feet tied up during ordeal.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** Minimal - \"limited amount of loot\" taken. Perpetrators specifically searching for crypto wallet. Victim eventually convinced attackers she didn't invest in crypto and had no coins.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Voorkempen police zone made initial observations including searching for tracks in snow. Lab arrived for further investigation. Judicial investigation conducted by specialized investigators from Antwerp Police Bureau. Suspects currently being sought.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.gva.be/regio/antwerpen/regio-antwerpen/zoersel/gangsters-zoeken-naar-cryptomunten-en-binden-bewoonster-60-vast-in-zoersel-virtuele-munten-steeds-vaker-beoogde-buit/122929883.html","url_2":"https://www.gva.be/regio/vrouw-60-slachtoffer-van-home-invasion-in-zoersel-antwerps-parket-start-gerechtelijk-onderzoek-naar-onbekende-daders/122895454.html","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"60 y/o female physician","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-01-12 17:31:23","date":"January 9, 2026","description":"A man kidnapped in Maine-et-Loire in connection with a cryptocurrency dispute, was assaulted, then released in Loire-Atlantique","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":389,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Saint-L\u00e9ger-sous-Cholet, Maine-et-Loire","month":1,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Man aged 43, software architect/engineer in Saint-L\u00e9ger-sous-Cholet\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Several masked/hooded individuals (exact number not specified). Identities unknown, actively sought by authorities.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping early Friday morning January 9, 2026 around 8:30 AM from victim's home. Men presented themselves at residence wearing hoods/masks, tied up victim, forcibly abducted him.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Victim tied up. Beaten during captivity (\"violent\u00e9\" per sources). Found injured upon release.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** Targeted for victim's cryptocurrencies. Amounts involved and amounts stolen not disclosed at time of reporting.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Victim released same morning in Basse-Goulaine, Loire-Atlantique (approximately 50 kilometers from home, south of Nantes). Transported to CHU Nantes with injuries, life not in danger. Investigation entrusted to Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction of Rennes (JIRS). Perpetrators still at large, actively sought.","theft":null,"url":"https://www.alouette.fr/homme-kidnappe-cholet-nantes-ligote-cryptomonnaie","url_2":"https://www.ouest-france.fr/societe/faits-divers/jai-entendu-des-cris-dans-la-rue-enleve-au-petit-matin-pour-ses-cryptomonnaies-pres-de-cholet-f97a7740-ed71-11f0-ae78-1a0629cc1f87","url_3":"https://cryptoast.fr/entendu-cris-nouvel-enlevement-cryptomonnaies-cholet/","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"43 y/o Software architect/engineer","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-01-12 09:31:24","date":"January 10, 2026","description":"Crypto investor and his family tied up and beaten up at their home. After the assault, the family managed to free themselves and find refuge with their neighbors. Unknown amount of crypto stolen.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":388,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Verneuil-sur-Seine","month":1,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Father (director of cryptocurrency investment group), wife, and two children (ages unknown) in Verneuil-sur-Seine, Yvelines, France\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three individuals carrying handgun (identities unknown, actively sought by police). Fled towards train station after attack.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Home invasion evening of Friday January 10 to Saturday January 11, 2026 around 8:00 PM. Armed criminals burst into family home.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Father and wife beaten several times. All four family members (both parents and two children) tied up with hose clamps.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed. Father targeted due to position as director of cryptocurrency investment group.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Family managed to free themselves from restraints, found refuge with neighbors, called police. Three suspects fled towards station, actively sought by authorities.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/un-investisseur-en-cryptomonnaies-et-sa-famille-ligotes-et-tabasses-chez-eux-dans-les-yvelines-11-01-2026-ZMJMDGSKBRBAJC5DODWC2AHHJU.php","url_2":"","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Father (director of cryptocurrency investment group), wife, and two children","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-01-06 15:53:58","date":"January 5, 2026","description":"A young woman was held captive in Manosque after being robbed of cryptocurrency by several masked individuals.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":387,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence","month":1,"quarter":"2026-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Young woman (identity undisclosed), partner of cryptocurrency holder in Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three hooded/masked individuals (identities unknown). Targeted victim's partner's cryptocurrency holdings.\r\n\r\n**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.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Tied up and held captive. Threatened with handgun. Slapped during ordeal.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** USB drive containing cryptocurrency data stolen. Financial loss not yet assessed at time of reporting.\r\n\r\n**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.\r\n","theft":1,"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","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Young woman","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2026},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2026-09-09 14:33:59","date":"December 8, 2025","description":"The suspect had met the victim at the Kiki on the River nightclub in October, roughly two months earlier. He brandished a small black handgun, forcibly removed the victim's watch from his wrist, and repeatedly threatened to kill him if he did not comply.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":486,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Biscayne Blvd, Miami, Florida","month":12,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victims:** An out-of-state visitor to Miami, not named in the reporting. He had met the suspect at the Kiki on the River nightclub in October, about two months before the robbery.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** One. Dontae Lamar Johnson, 28, of Royal Palm Beach, a rapper performing as \"Buckfiddy\". Charged with armed robbery.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** A relationship formed at a nightclub two months earlier was used to set up the robbery. At around 2:45 AM the suspect brandished a small black handgun and forced compliance, physically taking the victim's watch off his wrist.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Armed robbery at gunpoint with repeated death threats. Per the source, he \"continuously told him that he would kill him if he didn't comply.\" No injuries are reported.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** USD 562,155 in cryptocurrency, alongside roughly USD 413,500 in jewellery (watch, chain, bracelet). A combined take of about USD 975,000.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Johnson was arrested in Miami's Edgewater neighbourhood by the Tactical Robbery Unit. Police recovered a Ruger LCP .380 pistol from his vehicle's centre console. Judge Victoria Sigler found probable cause; he was held pending a pre-trial detention hearing.\r\n","theft":1,"url":"https://vemediaonline.co.uk/rapper-buckfiddy-arrested-for-1m-crypto-jewellery-robbery/","url_2":"","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Undisclosed","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2026-04-07 14:56:08","date":"December 31, 2025","description":"Victim received delivery, suspect asked for water, followed victim into kitchen at gunpoint and bound him with zip ties and duct tape. Second suspect arrived, third person on speakerphone with voice modulator ordered them to cut off victim's fingers to reveal \"real\" crypto amount. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":424,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Brentwood, California","month":12,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Man living in Brentwood (tony LA neighborhood), witness hiding in pantry during attack\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Elijah Armstrong (Tennessee, arrested), Jayden Rucker (Tennessee, arrested), third person on phone with voice modulator (not arrested)\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Fake delivery driver asked for glass of water. Victim agreed, walked to kitchen. Suspect followed, pulled gun, bound victim with zip ties and duct tape. Second suspect (Armstrong or Rucker) arrived. Both called third person on speakerphone whose voice was distorted by modulator.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Victim bound with zip ties and duct tape. Forced to give computer password. Voice on phone became angry when seeing victim's crypto holdings and ordered attackers to cut off victim's fingers until he showed \"real amount.\" One suspect picked up knife but both fled when helicopter heard overhead.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Zero. Victim gave computer password allowing view of crypto holdings but transfer not completed before suspects fled.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Witness hiding in pantry escaped house and called 911. Brief car chase. Armstrong and Rucker arrested. Both charged with robbery, burglary, assault with a firearm, attempted extortion (threat to cut off fingers). Armstrong faces additional charge of fleeing pursuing officer.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/crypto-wrench-attack-home-invasion-22088091.php","url_2":"https://ktla.com/news/california/violent-crypto-robberies-los-angeles-bay-area/","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Unnamed Brentwood resident","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2026-04-07 14:51:41","date":"December 22, 2025","description":"Victim answered door to man claiming to deliver DoorDash coffee order who pushed inside and aimed gun at victim. Victim pushed back, suspect fled in black Kia sedan.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":423,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Sunnyvale, California","month":12,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** Sunnyvale resident with large cryptocurrency holdings\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Nino Chindavanh, 21, of Tennessee (arrested), and Jayden Rucker (identified from wallet found in car, arrested later in LA case)\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Fake DoorDash coffee delivery. Doorbell camera footage showed Chindavanh and unidentified accomplice attempted delivery 4 times over 2 hours. On final visit, Chindavanh said \"It says I can't cancel the order\" then pulled gun and pushed into home. Victim had received real coffee order but also unsolicited coffees (one with DoorDash receipt) prior to and after attack.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Gun brandished, suspect pushed into home. Victim fought back physically.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Zero. Victim's physical resistance caused suspect to flee.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Chindavanh arrested after brief pursuit in black Kia sedan. Jayden Rucker's wallet (containing ID, medical docs, debit cards) found in vehicle. Charged in Santa Clara County with attempted robbery and burglary. 8 days later (Dec 30), second coffee delivery attempt at same home believed to be Jayden Rucker.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/crypto-wrench-attack-home-invasion-22088091.php","url_2":"https://ktla.com/news/california/violent-crypto-robberies-los-angeles-bay-area/","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Unnamed Sunnyvale crypto holder","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2026-04-07 14:45:02","date":"December 17, 2025","description":"He was returning home in his vehicle and noticed an armed suspect standing by driveway who produced black handgun, ordered him into garage, and hit him on back of head.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":422,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"San Jose, California","month":12,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** San Jose man, crypto holder whose holdings information had recently been leaked\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 2 men (unidentified, fled before arrest)\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Armed ambush in victim's driveway as he returned home. Victim had received 2 unsolicited pizza deliveries 11 days earlier (Dec 6). Two days before attack (Dec 15), strangers approached offering free power-washing service for driveway, which victim declined multiple times finding it \"odd.\"\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Suspect hit victim on back of head with gun. Victim fell to ground and pretended to be seriously injured.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Zero. Attack interrupted before extortion demands made.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Attack foiled by passing Amazon delivery truck. Both suspects fled on foot. No arrests reported for this specific incident. Believed connected to Tennessee crime ring (Chindavanh/Rucker/Armstrong).","theft":0,"url":"https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/crypto-wrench-attack-home-invasion-22088091.php","url_2":"https://ktla.com/news/california/violent-crypto-robberies-los-angeles-bay-area/","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Unnamed San Jose crypto holder ","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-01-22 13:52:39","date":"December 12, 2025","description":"Two men kidnapped a teenager after school to blackmail his brother, a trader in Dubai.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":395,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Toulon","month":12,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** 17 y/o high school student in Toulon. Targeted because older brother works in cryptocurrency sector in Dubai.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Multiple individuals including two masked men. One armed with knife, one with revolver. \r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** December 12, 2025 around 4 PM. Victim ambushed in apartment building upon returning from school. Hooded man with knife emerged from stairwell, forced him to follow. Second masked man with revolver waiting ~10 floors up. Searched bag, demanded money and phone. Initially thought they had wrong target when victim lied about identity.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Held against will, searched, threatened with death if he spoke to anyone. Subsequent threats to kill mother, sister, \"even strangers around.\" Apartment lock forced while family abroad. Door doused with gasoline (filmed and sent via Snapchat).\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** Demanded \u20ac50,000 (~$52,500) in cryptocurrency from brother in Dubai via fake Snapchat account. Deadline midnight French time. Threats: \"You'll have the bullet your little brother takes on your conscience.\" No indication payment was made.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Family filed complaint for kidnapping. Police protection provided for several days. Family left France temporarily for safety. BRI arrested several minors 10 days after incident. Suspects released under judicial supervision pending trial. ","theft":0,"url":"https://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/cryptomonnaie-un-lyceen-toulonnais-sequestre-sa-famille-menacee-10665698","url_2":"","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"17- year old","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"Thailand","created_at":"2026-01-02 15:53:01","date":"December 29, 2025","description":"Chinese man kidnapped from Bangkok hotel by fake police demanding 2 million baht ($58,000 USD) crypto ransom","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":385,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Samut Prakan, Bangkok","month":12,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victim:** Lyu Chenglong, 25-year-old Chinese man staying at 14 Residence Hotel in Phra Pradaeng district, Samut Prakan, Greater Bangkok\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Watcharapol Pimpila (24, Thai) and Japing sae Liu (23, Thai, speaks Chinese), plus other unidentified Thai men. Posed as police from Central Investigation Bureau.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping on Monday night from victim's hotel. Suspects claimed to be police and accused victim of being scammer. Victim transported to different hotel on Pracharat Bampen Road in Huai Khwang district, Bangkok, held in Japing's room.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Detention and threats. Air gun, stun gun, and handcuffs seized from suspects' rooms.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** Demanded 2 million baht ($58,000 USD) ransom in cryptocurrency. Victim's elder brother in China paid partial ransom of approximately 400,000 baht ($11,600 USD) in two transactions early Tuesday morning before contacting real police.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Both suspects arrested Tuesday evening at the hotel where victim was held. Charged with kidnapping and impersonating police. Brother's complaint to the real Thai police led to raid and rescue. ","theft":1,"url":"https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3166759/police-imposters-arrested-for-abducting-chinese-man-for-ransom","url_2":"","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Lyu Chenglong","violence_torture":null,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"Hong Kong","created_at":"2025-12-23 21:45:34","date":"December 18, 2025","description":"Robbery outside a currency exchange, during which four suitcases containing 1 billion yen (US$6.4 million) were snatched within 30 seconds as part of a \u201cmeticulously planned\u201d plot.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":384,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Sheung Wan","month":12,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Armed Robbery in Public Space","summary":"**Victim:** Two employees of Japanese company specializing in cryptocurrency and luxury goods\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 15 suspects (11 men, 4 women, aged 20-69) - all local residents, several with triad backgrounds. Seven charged with conspiracy to commit robbery (six men, one woman). Most unemployed, some claimed to be casual construction workers.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Meticulously planned ambush robbery on Thursday, December 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM outside currency exchange shop on Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan. Syndicate conducted prior surveillance and set up strategic ambush. Three assailants jumped from private car when victims arrived. Entire robbery completed in 30 seconds.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** One assailant brandished 20cm (8-inch) beef knife to threaten employees. Police described operation as \"violent\" with high level of professional execution.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** Four suitcases containing 1 billion yen (US$6.4 million / HK$50 million) intended for currency exchange. Cash snatched and loaded into getaway car. Suspects transferred suitcases to second backup vehicle with two accomplices waiting, then dumped first car on Jervois Street. Second vehicle (seven-seater) later found in New Territories.\r\n\r\n**Status:** All 15 suspects arrested December 22, 2025. Police believe all involved in robbery apprehended but not ruling out further arrests. Beef knife, used masks, and drinks recovered from abandoned car. Police actively tracing stolen funds, investigating whether syndicate knew exchange staff and how they learned of transaction. Cash not yet recovered.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3337263/hong-kong-police-arrest-15-over-meticulously-planned-1-billion-yen-robbery","url_2":"https://archive.is/SOB70#selection-1145.40-1145.80","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Unidentified businessmen","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"Hong Kong","created_at":"2025-12-19 15:43:08","date":"December 13, 2025","description":"Crypto exchange owner threatened by 4 or 5 men with knives. They resisted, and the attackers fled empty-handed.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":382,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Mong Kok, Kowloon","month":12,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** Yu (46, male proprietor) and Lee (37, his wife) at cryptocurrency exchange in Mong Kok, Hong Kong\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three assailants armed with knives (identities unknown, no arrests made)\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Attempted armed robbery on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM. Attackers confronted victims in stairwell of W Plaza at 608 Nathan Road.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Armed assault with knives. Owner resisted during struggle, sustained hand/finger injury requiring hospitalization at Kwong Wah Hospital.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen**: None - no financial losses, no property taken. Robbery attempt failed when owner resisted.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Owner treated and conscious. Case classified as attempted robbery. Suspects fled down stairs toward Ferry Street. Police examining CCTV footage, gathering evidence. No arrests made yet.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/attempted-armed-robbery-at-mong-kok-crypto-exchange-owner-injured-but-no-losses/","url_2":"https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-14-2025-attempted-robbery-at-hong-kong-cryptocurrency-exchange-investigated-33680910939473","url_3":"https://www.mexc.co/es/news/269096","url_4":"https://en.coinotag.com/breakingnews/hong-kong-mong-kok-cryptocurrency-exchange-robbery-attempt-leaves-owner-injured-police-seek-three-suspects","url_5":"","victim":"Yu (46, male proprietor) and Lee (37, his wife) ","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"France","created_at":"2025-12-19 15:01:49","date":"December 18, 2025","description":"A cryptocurrency investor and his partner were held captive in their home in La Rochelle; transfers were made by their kidnappers.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":381,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Dompierre-sur-Mer, near La Rochelle","month":12,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Cryptocurrency holder and family in La Rochelle, France\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Four assailants (not yet apprehended). Allegedly obtained wallet addresses and amounts from data leak.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Home invasion at 5:00 AM on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Attackers had precise knowledge of victim's wallet addresses and balances before arrival.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Family tied up and held hostage. Acts of violence reported during incident.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** The man was beaten to force him to unlock his hardware wallet and transfer \u20ac8 million in cryptocurrency.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Victims safe. Investigation underway to trace blockchain flows and identify perpetrators. Attackers reportedly told victims they obtained data from data leak.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/un-investisseur-en-cryptomonnaie-et-sa-compagne-sequestres-a-leur-domicile-de-la-rochelle-des-virements-effectues-par-les-ravisseurs-18-12-2025-KN6YFKOQ2NCCPEGXLZP2ZTYX4A.php","url_2":"https://x.com/gregory_raymond/status/2001691427986903359","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Cryptocurrency holder and family","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2025},{"country":"France","created_at":"2025-12-04 20:51:00","date":"December 1, 2025","description":"The father of a young entrepreneur living in Dubai was kidnapped in broad daylight in Val-d'Oise. He was released after being subjected to violence.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":373,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Val-d'Oise","month":12,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Father of a young Dubai-based crypto entrepreneur\n\n**Attackers:** Multiple assailants who knew about the son's cryptocurrency wealth. Identities not disclosed in initial reports.\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping in broad daylight in Val-d'Oise, France. The victim was violently abducted from a public location.\n\n**Violence Used:** Extreme violence reported. Victim left in critical condition, between life and death.\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount unknown. Ransom likely demanded based on son's known crypto holdings.\n\n**Status:** Under investigation by French authorities. Attackers remain at large.","theft":null,"url":"https://entrevue.fr/en/societe/nouveau-drame-de-la-cryptomonnaie-enlevement-dune-extreme-violence-dans-le-val-doise-un-pere-de-famille-entre-la-vie-et-la-mort/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Father of a young entrepreneur","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2025},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-05-01 17:34:23","date":"November ?, 2025","description":"A crypto-related kidnapping orchestrated by three men aged 25 to 30, all with prior criminal records. They were arrested in late April 2026 by the Chamb\u00e9ry Gendarmerie Research Section and the UNPJ. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":435,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Challes-les-Eaux (Savoie)","month":11,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victims:** Identity, age, and profile not publicly disclosed. Crypto holder or relative of crypto holder. Location: Challes-les-Eaux, Savoie (Chamb\u00e9ry metropolitan area), France.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three male suspects, ages 25 to 30. All had prior criminal convictions. Part of a structured criminal network identified by investigators as repeatedly implicated across multiple cases. Arrested late April 2026.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Details of the kidnapping not publicly disclosed. Case classified as kidnapping/unlawful confinement by an organized group with extortion of crypto assets.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Not specified. Case involves organized group, suggesting use of force consistent with other PNACO cases.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Amount not disclosed publicly.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Arrested late April 2026 by Chamb\u00e9ry Gendarmerie Research Section and UNPJ. Formally charged with kidnapping, unlawful confinement as part of an organized group, extortion, and money laundering as part of an organized group. All three remanded in custody. Two suspects also charged in connected December 2025 case in Dompierre-sur-Mer. Case handled by PNACO under Paris tribunal judicial instruction. Investigation ongoing.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.ici.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/savoie-73/challes-les-eaux/cryptomonnaie-trois-hommes-interpelles-par-la-section-de-recherche-de-chambery-a-la-suite-d-un-enlevement-a-challes-9380800","url_2":"https://actu17.fr/justice/enlevements-lies-aux-crypto-actifs-six-nouvelles-interpellations-88-personnes-mises-en-examen-depuis-2023.html","url_3":"https://journalducoin.com/actualites/bitcoin-vie-88-mises-examen-vague-enlevements-crypto-france/","url_4":"https://www.europe1.fr/police-justice/crypto-enlevements-88-mises-en-examen-dont-plus-de-10-mineurs-dans-les-enquetes-en-cours-928106","url_5":"","victim":"Undisclosed","violence_torture":null,"weapons":null,"year":2025},{"country":"Nigeria","created_at":"2025-12-09 13:50:24","date":"November 4, 2025","description":"Police arrest uncle and 4 others in connection with the kidnapping of an eight-year-old girl in Maiduguri","drugs_alcohol":1,"id":376,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Maiduguri, Borno","month":11,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** 8-year-old girl from Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria\n\n**Attackers:** The victim's uncle and 4 accomplices. Family member orchestrated the abduction to target the family's cryptocurrency holdings.\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping planned and executed by a family member with inside knowledge of the family's crypto assets.\n\n**Violence Used:** Child kidnapping and unlawful detention.\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Unknown amount demanded as ransom.\n\n**Status:** All suspects arrested. Uncle and 4 accomplices in police custody. Investigation ongoing.","theft":1,"url":"https://punchng.com/police-arrest-uncle-others-for-abducting-eight-year-old-in-borno/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"8 y/o girl","violence_torture":0,"weapons":null,"year":2025},{"country":"Trinidad and Tobago","created_at":"2025-12-09 13:36:06","date":"November 29, 2025","description":"Armed Robbers Steal $85K in Trinidad Crypto Ambush","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":375,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Trincity","month":11,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Armed Robbery in Public Space","summary":"**Victim:** 52-year-old cryptocurrency holder in Trinidad and Tobago\n\n**Attackers:** Armed robbers who specifically targeted the victim for cryptocurrency holdings. Number and identities not disclosed.\n\n**Attack Method:** Armed robbery/ambush. Planned \"wrench attack\" where victim was physically assaulted to access cryptocurrency.\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault with weapons during the robbery.\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $85,000 USD in cryptocurrency forcibly transferred or stolen.\n\n**Status:** Part of rising trend of physical crypto attacks in Caribbean region. Investigation ongoing by Trinidad and Tobago police.","theft":1,"url":"https://cryptonews.com/news/trinidad-crypto-robbery-wrench-attacks-rise/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"52-year-old","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"France","created_at":"2025-12-09 13:18:21","date":"November 22, 2025","description":"Six men, including two minors, are suspected of having attempted to kidnap a man holding crypto for the fourth time.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":374,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Chalon-sur-Sa\u00f4ne, France","month":11,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** French man in Chalon-sur-Sa\u00f4ne, France (previously targeted multiple times)\n\n**Attackers:** Six men including two minors. Repeat targeting of same victim over multiple attempts.\n\n**Attack Method:** Attempted kidnapping. Fourth attempt to abduct victim for cryptocurrency. Attack prevented.\n\n**Violence Used:** Attempted violence. Victim escaped before physical harm occurred.\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** None. Attack thwarted before theft.\n\n**Status:** All six suspects arrested including two minors. Victim had survived four previous attempts.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.todayscrypto.news/crypto-theft-in-chalon-sur-saone-six-men-arrested-after-four-attempts-on-the-same-victim/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"French man","violence_torture":0,"weapons":null,"year":2025},{"country":"Austria","created_at":"2025-12-04 18:21:03","date":"November 25, 2025","description":"21-year-old burned alive in Austria over Crypto assets","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":366,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":1,"location":"Vienna, Austria","month":11,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Danylo K., 21-year-old cryptocurrency holder in Austria\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown assailants who targeted victim for crypto assets. Investigation ongoing to identify perpetrators.\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping escalated to murder. Victim abducted and killed for cryptocurrency.\n\n**Violence Used:** Extreme lethal violence. Victim burned alive in horrific murder.\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount unknown. Assets believed to have been primary motive.\n\n**Status:** Active murder investigation by Austrian authorities. International attention due to brutality of crime.","theft":1,"url":"https://cryptonews.com/news/21-year-old-burned-alive-in-austria-over-crypto-assets/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Danylo K.","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2025},{"country":"Russia","created_at":"2025-12-02 17:16:24","date":"November 22, 2025","description":"A 21 y/o man attempts to rob a crypto exchange office with airsoft grenades & smoke grenades. He demanded employees transfer cryptocurrency to his wallet. He was arrested at the scene. ","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":361,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"St. Petersburg, Russia","month":11,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Armed Robbery in Public Space","summary":"**Victim:** Crypto exchange office in Russia (staff targeted)\n\n**Attackers:** 21-year-old male armed with airsoft grenades and smoke bombs.\n\n**Attack Method:** Armed robbery attempt on crypto exchange office using replica weapons designed to intimidate.\n\n**Violence Used:** Threatening behavior with simulated weapons (airsoft grenades, smoke devices).\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Robbery attempt unsuccessful.\n\n**Status:** Suspect arrested. 21-year-old attacker in custody facing robbery charges.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.rbc.ru/spb_sz/23/11/2025/69232f6c9a7947d86f1e90a2","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Crypto Exchange","violence_torture":null,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-12-02 17:02:34","date":"November 22, 2025","description":"Armed robber posing as a delivery worker invaded home, tied up the homeowner, took $13 million worth of cryptocurrency","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":360,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Mission Dolores, San Francisco","month":11,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Homeowner in San Francisco, USA (identity undisclosed)\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Armed robber posing as delivery worker to gain access to the home.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Home invasion. Attacker disguised as delivery person, gained entry, then revealed weapons.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Victim tied up and held at gunpoint during the robbery.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** $10M BTC + $3M ETH = $13M total. Cryptocurrency forcibly transferred under duress.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Under investigation by San Francisco Police. Suspect description released.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/sf-cryptocurrency-robbery-21203804.php","url_2":"https://www.kron4.com/news/technology-ai/tech-expert-reveals-how-to-protect-your-cryptocurrency-after-11-million-theft/","url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Undisclosed","violence_torture":null,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"Thailand","created_at":"2025-11-29 04:22:43","date":"November 10, 2025","description":"South Korean and Thai nationals arrested for Bangkok crypto assault","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":358,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Bangkok","month":11,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** 35-year-old Chinese man in Bangkok, Thailand\n\n**Attackers:** South Korean and Thai nationals working together. Suspects arrested.\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping and assault targeting the victim for cryptocurrency assets.\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault during kidnapping operation.\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed in reports.\n\n**Status:** Attackers arrested by Thai authorities. Both South Korean and Thai suspects in custody.","theft":1,"url":"https://thethaiger.com/news/national/heartbreaking-video-turns-joyful-as-thai-man-finds-dogs-left-behind-in-floods","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"35 year old Chinese man","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2025},{"country":"UK","created_at":"2025-11-19 20:27:12","date":"November 4, 2025","description":"Masked robbers steal \u00a3450k watch and \u00a31.1m in crypto in terrifying car heist","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":357,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Thames Valley","month":11,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Express Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Two men and three women traveling in vehicle, UK\n\n**Attackers:** Masked robbers who ambushed the victims' vehicle. Number and identities not disclosed.\n\n**Attack Method:** Car heist. Victims stopped and robbed while in their vehicle in terrifying attack.\n\n**Violence Used:** Armed robbery with threats of violence. Victims terrorized during the theft.\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** \u00a31.1 million in cryptocurrency stolen, plus \u00a3450,000 luxury watch.\n\n**Status:** Under investigation by UK police. Attackers remain at large.","theft":1,"url":"https://uk.news.yahoo.com/masked-robbers-steal-450k-watch-164200419.html","url_2":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm27j7z38gpo","url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Two men and three women","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"Paraguay","created_at":"2025-11-17 07:30:55","date":"November 5, 2025","description":"Attempt to assault a cryptocurrency mining leaves two dead: the owner and a criminal","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":352,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":2,"location":"Ciudad del Este","month":11,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Mario Ram\u00f3n Ch\u00e1vez Rivas, cryptocurrency mining operation owner in Paraguay\n\n**Attackers:** Group of criminals attempting to rob the mining facility. At least one attacker died during the assault.\n\n**Attack Method:** Armed assault on cryptocurrency mining facility. Attempted robbery escalated into deadly confrontation.\n\n**Violence Used:** Lethal violence. Shootout resulted in two fatalities: the owner and one criminal.\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Unknown. Robbery attempt appears to have been unsuccessful.\n\n**Status:** Owner killed during defense of property. One attacker killed. Investigation by Paraguayan authorities ongoing.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.ultimahora.com/intento-de-asalto-a-una-mineria-de-criptomonedas-deja-saldo-de-dos-muertos-el-dueno-y-un-delincuente","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Mario Ram\u00f3n Ch\u00e1vez Rivas","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-08-12 14:25:46","date":"October 31, 2025","description":"Three hooded, armed men rang the doorbell of a family home in Revelles; once inside they grabbed the grandmother by the throat, struck the father with a rifle butt in the face as he emerged from the shower holding his 7-month-old baby, bound both adults and demanded \u20ac200,000 in cryptocurrency","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":474,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Revelles, Somme","month":10,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Family of five: father (crypto holder), partner Estelle, grandmother Marie, son Milan (4 years old), baby Corentin (7 months old). Names modified per court protection. Family sold their home after the attack. All three adult victims in psychological treatment. Each awarded \u20ac7,000 in moral damages.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three hooded, armed men recruited via Telegram by an overseas mastermind who directed the operation live by video call. Two convicted: aged 19 and 24, from Melun (Seine-et-Marne). Third accomplice and overseas mastermind still at large. Prior reconnaissance visit made October 27, four days before the attack.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Rang doorbell ~8:30 PM. Grandmother and 4-year-old opened. Attackers rushed in. Grandmother grabbed by throat and punched. Father struck with rifle butt while holding baby. Both adults bound. Mastermind directing via live video call throughout.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Rifle butt blow to father's face. Grandmother punched and grabbed by throat. Father beaten repeatedly in front of children. Threats to cut off fingers and kill. Father freed himself from bonds causing attackers to flee.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac200,000 demanded. \u20ac0 stolen. Father refused to comply throughout.\r\n\r\n**Status:** A stolen phone found at the scene identified the two suspects. Both convicted February 23, 2026, Amiens Tribunal Correctionnel: 9 years (age 19) and 5 years (age 24). Each ordered to pay \u20ac7,000 moral damages to the three adult victims. Third accomplice and mastermind still at large. First crypto s\u00e9questration conviction in France.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.ici.fr/hauts-de-france/somme-80/revelles/a-revelles-dans-la-somme-ils-sequestrent-une-famille-le-soir-d-halloween-pour-lui-extorquer-des-cryptomonnaies-2682059","url_2":"https://cryptonaute.fr/kidnappings-crypto-france-justice-precedent-historique/","url_3":"https://journalducoin.com/actualites/justice-condamnations-sequestration-crypto-amiens/","url_4":"https://fibo-crypto.fr/blog/enlevements-crypto-condamnations-amiens-justice/","url_5":"","victim":"Family","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"Dominican Republic","created_at":"2026-01-30 11:19:16","date":"October 31, 2025","description":"A young trader got lured into an apartment under the pretext of a cash trade with a \"novice bitcoiner,\" only to fall into an ambush. Lost all his crypto savings to a gang of 5 thugs. This case was reported to Gart Research by the victim himself.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":399,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"unknown","month":10,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** Young trader\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** A gang of five Dominicans\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** This case involves P2P Trade Gone Wrong, Kidnapping, and Social Engineering (malicious invitation). The victim's bank blocked his transfer to buy property in DR. Desperate to complete the purchase, he joined a Telegram trading group to find a local buyer. After calls and voice messages with a seemingly decent trader, they arranged to meet at a restaurant. The victim brought friends, but when an attacker appeared, it wasn't the person from the calls. Deal off. The search continued. Another \"crypto novice\" approached him. An introductory meeting in a public space with cameras went well, so the victim agreed to trade the next day. The attacker invited him to his \"family house,\" where 5 armed men ambushed him. Beaten and strangled with a towel, he was forced to unlock both phones and transfer all his crypto. They changed his clothes, drove him in his own car to a remote location, and abandoned him.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Detention, torture, threatened with weapons\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** $750,000 worth of cryptocurrencies\r\n\r\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"","url_2":"","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Young trader","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"France","created_at":"2025-12-04 16:17:23","date":"October 1, 2025","description":"A woman and her two children were threatened by two masked individuals in order to blackmail her husband, who is a crypto investor.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":362,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Val-de-Marne, France","month":10,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** Family\n\n**Attackers:** Two individuals\n\n**Attack Method:** Dodged Attack\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Undisclosed amount of Crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://www.europe1.fr/faits-divers/info-europe-1-chantage-a-la-cryptomonnaie-une-mere-et-ses-deux-enfants-menaces-par-des-malfaiteurs-cagoules-774753","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Family","violence_torture":0,"weapons":null,"year":2025},{"country":"Indonesia","created_at":"2025-11-14 09:05:23","date":"October 23, 2025","description":"Russian influencer kidnapped, beaten, tased, until he transferred $4,600 in cryptocurrency. Attackers later demanded $1M which he couldn't pay, after which he was released.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":340,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Sanur Beach, Bali","month":10,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Sergei Domogatskii\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $4600 in Crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2025/10/24/popular-russian-influencer-says-he-was-kidnapped-robbed-by-compatriots-in-bali.html","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Sergei Domogatskii","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"Pakistan","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"October ?, 2025","description":"Bitcoin trader kidnapped by 2 cops & 2 other attackers, released after family paid $45K ransom.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":263,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Kahna","month":10,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Waleed\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Originally wanted Rs50 million, was negotiated down to Rs4 million in Rs\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://tribune.com.pk/story/2575027/ccd-cop-held-for-orchestrating-businessmans-kidnapping","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Waleed","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"Singapore","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"October 03, 2025","description":"Nate Geier from bitte.ai mugged in SG at Token2049. Phone and passport stolen.","drugs_alcohol":1,"id":260,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Singapore","month":10,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Assault - Mugging","summary":"**Victim:** Nate Geier, founder of bitte.ai attending Token2049 conference in Singapore\n\n**Attackers:** Muggers who identified and targeted conference attendee. Number and identity unknown.\n\n**Attack Method:** Street mugging during crypto conference. Victim attacked in public area.\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault during mugging.\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Phone and passport stolen (potential crypto access through phone).\n\n**Status:** Reported to Singapore police. Incident highlights security risks at major crypto events.","theft":1,"url":"https://x.com/nategeier/status/1973982311592177940","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Nate Geier from bitte.ai","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"UAE","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"October 2, 2025","description":"Dismembered bodies of crypto millionaire and wife found buried in Dubai desert, after invited to a \"business deal\". Victim previously accused of stealing \u00a3380 from crypto investors. ","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":259,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":2,"location":"Dubai","month":10,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** Roman and Anna Novak, cryptocurrency millionaires from UAE\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown perpetrators who lured victims and murdered them. Investigation ongoing.\n\n**Attack Method:** Social engineering followed by murder. Victims likely lured to location under false pretenses, then killed.\n\n**Violence Used:** Extreme lethal violence. Victims murdered and dismembered. Bodies buried in Dubai desert.\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Substantial crypto holdings believed stolen. Exact amount unknown.\n\n**Status:** Active murder investigation. Bodies discovered, suspects being sought by UAE authorities.","theft":0,"url":"https://metro.co.uk/2025/11/08/dismembered-bodies-crypto-millionaire-wife-found-buried-dubai-desert-24651945/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Roman and Anna Novak","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"Ukraine","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"October 10, 2025","description":"Man kidnapped by 3 men in military uniform. He was zip tied, beaten, and threatened with weapons while being held hostage in a basement. Victim released after he transferred 83,000 USDT. ","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":258,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Kharkiv","month":10,"quarter":"2025-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified man in Ukraine\n\n**Attackers:** Three men wearing military uniforms. Unclear if legitimate military or impersonators using uniforms.\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping by armed men in military dress. Victim forcibly taken and restrained.\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault, beaten, zip-tied, and threatened while detained.\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed. Victim threatened and coerced to transfer cryptocurrency.\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing. Unclear if attackers were military personnel or criminals posing as military.","theft":1,"url":"https://archive.is/El9EI","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"unknown","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"Sweden","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"September 27, 2025","description":"Five masked attackers armed with axe, knife, and fake pistol broke into two neighboring villas in Tobo, holding family members hostage with cable ties and duct tape, subjecting them to mock executions and violence for 1.5 hours while demanding Bitcoin but forcing transfer of 2.5 million Swedish kronor (~$235,000 USD) in other cryptocurrency. ","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":257,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Tobo, Tierp","month":9,"quarter":"2025-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Family living in two neighboring villas/houses on same property in Tobo. Four family members restrained - multiple members subjected to mock executions and violence.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 5 masked persons. Armed with axe (yxa), knife (kniv), and fake pistol (pistolattrapp). Three arrested at/near scene in their 20s, one more arrested day after. Four convicted April 2026; fifth suspect fled country, believed abroad.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Home invasion targeting two neighboring villas on same property. Attack began approximately 10:00 PM (22:00) Saturday evening September 27, 2025. Attackers initially demanded Bitcoin specifically - family did not have Bitcoin but held other cryptocurrency valued at 2.5 million kronor.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Family members bound with cable ties (buntband) and duct tape (tejp/silvertejp), tape over mouths. Multiple mock executions (skenavr\u00e4ttningar). Gun held to back of one victim's head. Physical violence and beatings. Attack lasted approximately 1.5 hours. Court described perpetrators showed \"exceptional brutality\" (synnerlig r\u00e5het).\r\n\r\n*Crypto Demanded/Stolen:* 2.5 million Swedish kronor (~$235,000 USD) in cryptocurrency stolen. Attackers specifically asked for Bitcoin but family held different cryptocurrency which was transferred under threat. Cryptocurrency remains untraceable/missing according to sources.\r\n\r\n*Status:* Police alarm went off at villa around 10:00 PM. One victim managed to contact other family members by activating microphone in gaming chat (spelchatt). Father and brother arrived shortly after, began screaming at attackers who then fled. Dramatic police chase with gunfire exchange. Three suspects arrested at/near scene in their 20s, fourth arrested day after at different location. Uppsala District Court (Uppsala tingsr\u00e4tt) sentenced four men April 2026 to six years prison each for aggravated robbery plus compensation to victims. Fifth suspect escaped, believed to have fled abroad - still at large. Additional two men and one woman convicted for money laundering (money laundering portion of robbery proceeds).","theft":1,"url":"https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Rr77qd/aftonbladet-direkt?pinnedEntry=1411017&_sp_pass_consent=true","url_2":"https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/uppsala/fangelsestraff-for-brutala-kryptoranet-i-tobo","url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Farmer Family","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"France","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"September 26, 2025","description":"Three men and a woman climbed over the fence of a crypto entrepreneur\u2019s property to kidnap him.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":256,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Rambouillet, Yvelines, France","month":9,"quarter":"2025-Q3","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** 42 y/o man\n\n**Attackers:** Three individuals\n\n**Attack Method:** Dodged Attack\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/yvelines-un-nouveau-professionnel-des-cryptomonnaies-cible-par-une-equipe-de-truands-26-09-2025-OTSKDQDH75G5HCBYH4LK5MRXOM.php","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"42 y/o man","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"September 19, 2025","description":"Two brothers from Texas held a MN family hostage at gunpoint for nine hours, forced the father to drive 3 hours to the family cabin to transfer $36,000 in crypto. Son called 911 and attackers were caught.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":255,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Grant, Minnesota, United States","month":9,"quarter":"2025-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Family\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Two brothers\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** $8 million in cryptocurrency\r\n\r\n**Status:** Both were arrested and each brother is charged with three counts of using a firearm to kidnap a person, three counts of first-degree assault during a burglary with a firearm and one count of first-degree robbery using a firearm.  ","theft":1,"url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-brothers-charged-allegedly-holding-minnesota-family-hostage-stea-rcna233867","url_2":"https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/indictment-brothers-minnesota-family-millions-dollars-cryptocurrency/","url_3":"https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/receipt-rented-vehicle-texas-brothers-charged-kidnapping-robbery/","url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Family","violence_torture":null,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"Israel","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"September 7, 2025","description":"Bitcoin heist turns brutal: Herzliya resident stabbed, robbed of $600,000 in digital assets\r\n","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":254,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Herzliya","month":9,"quarter":"2025-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Herzliya resident \n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Stabbing\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $650,000 in  $547,260 in Bitcoin and approximately $42,248 in USDT, a Rolex watch valued at around \u20aa189,800 (about $50,000), a laptop, a Trezor crypto wallet, about \u20ac5,000, and several thousand shekels in cash.\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/violent-btc-theft-in-israel-linked-to-organised-crime/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Herzliya resident ","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"Canada","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"September 5, 2025","description":"Victim forced into a van by 5 men, physically assaulted, threatened with a gun. Released after being forced to transfer cryptocurrency.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":253,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Cambridge, Ontario, Canada","month":9,"quarter":"2025-Q3","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Undisclosed Youth\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://www.cambridgetoday.ca/police-beat/police-investigate-robbery-and-abduction-in-cambridge-11176114","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Undisclosed Youth","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"Thailand","created_at":"2026-08-12 14:44:09","date":"August 26, 2025","description":"Victim lured via phone by Dmitrii Glushko to a house in Soi Klum Yang, Chalong for a supposed business investment meeting; on arrival he found not Glushko but four other Russian men who assaulted and detained him, forcing him to transfer 35,000 USDT via the TRONSCAN app before releasing him.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":476,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Chalong, Phuket","month":8,"quarter":"2025-Q3","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victims:** Aleksandr, 28, Russian national. Filed complaint at Chalong Police Station. Lured under pretense of business investment discussion.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Five total. Dmitrii Glushko, 26, Russian national: lured victim via phone, acted as decoy, arrested August 28 at Lipa Noi ferry terminal. Had entered Thailand seven times; last entry Phuket Airport August 15. Refused to give statement. Driver: Stolbov Gleb, 25, Russian national. Four other Russian men present at the house executed the assault; all fled Thailand separately after the attack.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Glushko called Aleksandr inviting him to Soi Klum Yang, Chalong for a business meeting. Glushko was not present on arrival. Four men confronted, assaulted, and detained Aleksandr inside the property. Forced transfer via TRONSCAN app. Released after transfer completed.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault by four men. Victim detained inside property until transfer was completed.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** 35,000 USDT (~1.2 million Thai baht) transferred via TRONSCAN.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Glushko arrested August 28 at Lipa Noi ferry terminal, Koh Samui, in operation led by Pol Col Panya Niratimanon, Superintendent of Koh Samui Police Station. Phuket Provincial Court arrest warrant confirmed. Transferred to Chalong Police Station. Declined statement. Four other suspects fled Thailand; still at large.","theft":1,"url":"https://thethaiger.com/news/samui/russian-man-arrested-on-koh-samui-over-phuket-cryptocurrency-robbery","url_2":"https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3096244/russian-wanted-over-phuket-crypto-heist-arrested-hiding-in-car-on-koh-samui","url_3":"https://www.chiangraitimes.com/hot-news/crime/russian-arrested-phuket/","url_4":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/thai-authorities-apprehend-crypto-criminal/","url_5":"https://www.mitrade.com/au/insights/news/live-news/article-3-1082952-20250831","victim":"Aleksandr, 28 y/o Russian national","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2025},{"country":"Spain","created_at":"2026-06-04 15:34:56","date":"August 11, 2025","description":"At ~3:00 AM, five hooded Tren de Aragua members armed with short firearms and a signal jammer broke into the home of crypto influencer \u00c1lvaro Romillo (\"CryptoSpain\"), bound him and his partner with zip ties and duct tape for nearly five hours, and forced the transfer of \u20ac1.3 million in cryptocurrency using his phone while also stealing \u20ac1.5 million in watches and jewelry and \u20ac200,000 cash.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":453,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"San Sebasti\u00e1n de los Reyes, Madrid","month":8,"quarter":"2025-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** \u00c1lvaro Romillo (\"CryptoSpain\"), 40, Spanish crypto influencer and financial entrepreneur, and his partner. Separately under investigation by Spain's National Court for an alleged \u20ac260-300M Ponzi scheme (Madeira Invest Club). \r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Five on-site attackers, six total arrested May 28, 2026. All Venezuelan nationals, ages 25-35. Confirmed Tren de Aragua cell operating on commission from South America. Conducted prior surveillance of victim.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Arrived armed with firearms, signal jammer, zip ties, and duct tape. Entered home ~1 hour after victims returned from trip. Bound both victims. Held for ~5 hours. Used victim's phone to execute crypto transfer. Pistols pointed at heads with round chambered.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Both victims bound and gagged ~5 hours. Pistols pointed at heads with round chambered. Physical assault during captivity.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Demanded \"40 million in crypto.\" Extracted \u20ac1,300,000 via victim's phone. Also seized: \u20ac1,500,000 watches/jewelry + \u20ac200,000 cash. Total: ~\u20ac3,000,000.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Six suspects arrested May 28, 2026. Three remanded in custody. Charges: Tren de Aragua membership, robbery with violence, unlawful detention, fraud, offenses against public health. Motive: confirmed Tren de Aragua operation; possible additional link to MIC defrauded investors given specific targeting of Romillo's holdings (under investigation).","theft":1,"url":"https://www.interior.gob.es/opencms/en/detail-pages/article/La-Policia-Nacional-desarticula-un-entramado-criminal-de-El-tren-de-Aragua-dedicado-a-la-comision-de-robos-con-violencia/","url_2":"https://www.democrata.es/tribunales/intrusos-residencia-alvaro-romillo-buscaban-apropiarse-40-millones-criptomonedas-amenazaron-asesinato/","url_3":"https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2026/05/28/detenidos-seis-miembros-del-tren-de-aragua-por-robos-con-violencia-en-domicilios-de-madrid/","url_4":"https://es.beincrypto.com/detienen-tren-aragua-espana-criptomonedas-botin/","url_5":"https://www.criptonoticias.com/sucesos/espana-tren-aragua-robo-criptomonedas/","victim":"\u00c1lvaro Romillo (\"CryptoSpain\")","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"France","created_at":"2025-11-17 07:07:06","date":"August 26, 2025","description":"A former cryptocurrency trader, aged 35, was kidnapped and held captive between Paris and Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The kidnappers demanded \u20ac10K from his wife for his release. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":350,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Paris","month":8,"quarter":"2025-Q3","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Alexandre, Crypto trader\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $10,000 demanded in Crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://cryptonews.com/news/french-crypto-trader-kidnapped-near-paris-released-after-refusing-10k-ransom-report/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Alexandre, Crypto trader","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2025},{"country":"France","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"August 29, 2025","description":"A man was kidnapped and tortured for 4 days, possible mistaken identity. He was rescued by GIGN and 7 suspects were arrested.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":252,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Valence, Dr\u00f4me, France","month":8,"quarter":"2025-Q3","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** 23 y/o Swiss man\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Torture\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Victim rescued; suspects arrested","theft":0,"url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/french-elite-police-free-kidnapped-swiss-man-held-for-cryptocurrency-ransom/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"23 y/o Swiss man","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"Sri Lanka","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"August 22, 2025","description":"Chinese nationals kidnap man, hold him hostage for a day until he hands over 60,000 USDT.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":249,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Colombo, Sri Lanka","month":8,"quarter":"2025-Q3","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Chinese businessman\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.newswire.lk/2025/08/25/chinese-group-kidnap-rob-fellow-businessman-in-colombo/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Chinese businessman","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"Norway","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"August 6, 2025","description":"Robbers posing as food-delivery workers tied up a family with three children in their home and threatened to shoot the mother unless the family handed over their cryptocurrency. Nine people were later charged, with one man apprehended.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":248,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Oslo, Norway","month":8,"quarter":"2025-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Norwegian family\n\n**Attackers:** Three individuals\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Arrests made","theft":0,"url":"https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/cryptomonnaie-une-femme-agressee-chez-elle-a-suresnes-sous-les-yeux-de-ses-enfants-08-07-2025-KHKBWPK4WZHGTAOKINZ3WJZDLU.php","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Norwegian family","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"France","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"August 5, 2025","description":"5 men threatened, kidnapped, and beat a crypto industry worker before stealing 2M euros in bitcoin from him. The attackers were quickly captured by police.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":247,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Paris, France","month":8,"quarter":"2025-Q3","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified man\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 2M in bitcoin\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/paris-un-professionnel-de-la-cryptomonnaie-agresse-dans-un-palace-des-beaux-quartiers-06-08-2025-D632HLSIFJHZNGKHHSPP6S3CPE.php","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Unidentified man","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"Philippines","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"August 2, 2025","description":"4 Chinese nationals kidnapped a man seeking money transfer services. Victim was handcuffed, threatened with a firearm, physically harmed, and forced to transfer $50,000.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":246,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Para\u00f1aque City, Philippines","month":8,"quarter":"2025-Q3","scenario":"P2P Trade Gone Wrong","summary":"**Victim:** 30 y/o man\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** P2P Trade Gone Wrong - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $50000 in crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://tribune.net.ph/2025/08/04/chinese-national-kidnapped-at-para%C3%B1aque-resort","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"30 y/o man","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"UK","created_at":"2026-08-12 14:35:19","date":"July 3, 2025","description":"Hertfordshire City worker was befriended by four men at a Shoreditch bar on July 3, 2025, forced to accompany them to his home, beaten with a wrench until unconscious, and had his accounts accessed via facial recognition while incapacitated","drugs_alcohol":1,"id":475,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Shoreditch, London, Hertfordshire","month":7,"quarter":"2025-Q3","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victims:** Male, 36, Hertfordshire resident, City worker. Partner found him at home the next morning with serious facial injuries. No memory of the incident. Cash, cryptocurrency, and personal items stolen. Severe lasting psychological impact.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Five total, all sentenced May 18, 2026 at St Albans Crown Court:\r\nBrandon Stephenson, 25 (Ilford): 5.5 years + \u00a3300 compensation.\r\nJason Kareem, 23 (southeast London): 6.5 years + \u00a3300 compensation.\r\nJerome Denton, 39 (southeast London): 6 years.\r\nRoyan Campbell, 20 (Ilford): 3.5 years.\r\nRayshon Keena: 2-year community order + unpaid work (money laundering).\r\nInvestigation led by Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Four men befriended victim at Shoreditch bar on the evening of July 3. Forced him to accompany them to his Hertfordshire home. Beat him with a wrench until unconscious. Accessed financial accounts including Coinbase using facial recognition while he was incapacitated.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Beaten with a wrench until unconscious. Victim woke with serious facial injuries and no memory of events. Facial biometrics exploited while victim was unconscious.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Over \u00a310,000 total across bank and crypto accounts. \u00a31,900 in cryptocurrency specifically traced by Coinbase investigators.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Coinbase detected unusual activity mid-crime and alerted UK police. Four convicted February 5, 2026 (conspiracy to rob, kidnap, false imprisonment). Fifth convicted of money laundering. All five sentenced May 18, 2026. Coinbase publicly credited with enabling the conviction.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.herts.police.uk/news/hertfordshire/news/2026/may-2026/five-sentenced-for-wrench-attack-on-herts-man/","url_2":"https://cryptoadventure.com/coinbase-says-blockchain-forensics-helped-uk-police-secure-five-convictions/","url_3":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/crypto-thieves-prison-sentences/","url_4":"https://beincrypto.com/coinbase-uk-crypto-kidnapping-convictions/","url_5":"https://www.royston-crow.co.uk/news/26117010.herts-man-recovering-crypto-theft-kidnapping-london/","victim":"Unidentified 36 y/o male","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"UK","created_at":"2026-08-04 16:33:37","date":"July 12, 2025","description":"Victims were lured to Shadwell to buy cannabis, ambushed by three masked men with a gun and knife, forced into their rented Mercedes and driven to a flat at Rathbone East in Canning Town where they were held 52 hours.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":463,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Canning Town, East London","month":7,"quarter":"2025-Q3","scenario":"Costly Fame","summary":"**Victims:** Two French males, both in their 20s, crypto millionaires. Targeted after displaying luxury lifestyle on Instagram. Names not disclosed.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Six convicted: Gerson Borges and Mohamed Osman (conspiracy to blackmail + false imprisonment); William Adebisi, Julius George, Isaac Bakoya, Adel Sineen (false imprisonment). All cleared of kidnap, imitation firearm, and sexual assault. Mastermind: Ibrahim Mohamed (\"Nino\"/\"Fatboy\"), directing remotely via WhatsApp and Snapchat.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Victims drove from Kensington to Shadwell to buy cannabis, walked into pre-planned ambush. Forced back into their rented black Mercedes at gunpoint. Driven to flat at Rathbone East, Canning Town. A third companion escaped the initial attack and left his phone in the kidnappers' vehicle, enabling police to trace the flat.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Stripped naked, bound with tape and cable ties, socks stuffed in mouths. Beaten, burned with cigarettes (one extinguished in victim's mouth), scalded with boiling water. Threatened with genital mutilation. Starved; one victim forced to drink toilet water.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** $150,000 demanded. $30,000 transferred. One victim released; the second was driven away separately and later claimed he believed he had been \"sold\" to another group seeking further ransom.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Flying Squad traced flat via escaped companion's phone + CCTV. Three suspects fled by car, crashed into lamp post during police pursuit (July 14). Six convicted. 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A friend sends them $43,000 and they flee to UAE.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":236,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Buenos Aires","month":5,"quarter":"2025-Q2","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** Russian Couple\n\n**Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim\n\n**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $43,000 in Digital currency\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://tn.com.ar/policiales/2025/05/28/misterioso-secuestro-de-una-pareja-de-rusos-en-palermo-buscan-a-dos-sospechosos-que-se-fueron-del-pais/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Russian Couple","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"France","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"May 26, 2025","description":"Police arrest 10 men in balaclavas, foiling their attempted kidnapping of a crypto entrepreneur.\u00a0Ringleader was\u00a0later arrested.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":235,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Nantes","month":5,"quarter":"2025-Q2","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** Crypto Entrepreneur\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Dodged Attack\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Arrests made","theft":0,"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N41nuB0LPU","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Crypto Entrepreneur","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"South Korea","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"May 21, 2025","description":"Russian nationals lure victim to hotel for crypto trade, attempt to rob him of 1 billion won, but victim escaped.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":234,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Seoul","month":5,"quarter":"2025-Q2","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified man\n\n**Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim\n\n**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $730,000 in Crypto\n\n**Status:** Victim escaped; suspects at large","theft":0,"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/russian-arrested-south-korea-attempted-crypto-robbery","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Unidentified man","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"France","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"May 18, 2025","description":"Cryptocurrencies: investigators foil a new kidnapping in Normandy","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":233,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Normandie","month":5,"quarter":"2025-Q2","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** Mother & Son\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Dodged Attack\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://www.europe1.fr/Police-Justice/info-europe-1-cryptomonnaies-les-enqueteurs-dejouent-un-nouveau-kidnapping-en-normandie-759929","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Mother & Son","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"Uganda","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"May 17, 2025","description":"Crypto founder abducted by men posing as military, forced to transfer $500,000 at gunpoint. 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Suspect(s) assumed control of his phone and sent robotic-sounding responses to family group chat throughout April to delay detection. On May 3 (his birthday) the impostor declined a family visit to Las Vegas and did not react to a gift of handmade Chinese noodles left on the doorstep. Home found completely emptied, interior repainted, vehicles removed and sold, rental of property attempted.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Unknown. Foul play suspected by FBI and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. Victim has not been found.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Over $1 million USD drained via unauthorized transactions including online gold purchases and cryptocurrency. No ransom demand publicly reported. Motive believed to be son Wen Hou's known cryptocurrency wealth and public profile.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Missing since March 2025. Reported May 4, 2025. Reclassified from suspicious disappearance to possible kidnapping July 2025. FBI Los Angeles joined investigation April 2026. Lead investigator: Detective Vanayes Quezada, San Bernardino County Sheriff's (909-890-4848). $250,000 reward offered by family. Tip lines: findnaipinghou.com, Signal/WhatsApp 213-564-9366. No arrests. 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Attackers demanded $20M in cryptocurrency & received over $3M in multiple tranches. They killed the victims anyway.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":223,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":2,"location":"Mecauayan, Bulacan, Phillipines","month":3,"quarter":"2025-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victims:** Anson Que (also Anson Tan, Guo Congyuan), 51, CEO of Elison Steel, prominent Filipino-Chinese businessman and philanthropist. Armanie Pabillo, his driver.\r\n\r\n**Attackers**: Multiple suspects\u2014Richardo Austria David, Raymart Catequista (arrested April 18, 2025 Palawan); Chinese national David Tan Liao (surrendered April 19). Wenli Gong/Kelly Tan Lim charged as alleged mastermind June 2025. Chinese woman used to lure victims to meeting location.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapped March 29, 2025 around 2 PM after leaving Valenzuela office. Lured to house in Barangay Langka, Meycauayan, Bulacan where abducted and held 11 days.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Held captive 11 days, beaten, strangled. Bodies bound with rope, faces wrapped in duct tape, stuffed in rice sacks.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** Kidnappers demanded $20 million ransom. Family paid approximately $4 million (~\u20b1200 million) via cryptocurrency in tranches. Both victims killed despite payments.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Bodies found April 9, 2025 roadside in Rodriguez, Rizal. DNA evidence recovered from Meycauayan house confirmed murder location. Three suspects charged with kidnapping for ransom with homicide; additional suspects at large as of May 2025.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/19/3-suspects-in-anson-que-kidnap-slay-now-under-custody-pnp-2012","url_2":"https://www.rappler.com/philippines/timeline-anson-que-killing-kidnapping-case/","url_3":"https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3306048/chinese-filipino-tycoons-killing-sparks-fears-organised-crime-surge-philippines","url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Anson Que and his driver, Armanie Pabillo","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"Hong Kong","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"March 27, 2025","description":"Man brought a bag containing \u20ac5 million in cash to trade for crypto when he was attacked by two assailants, one of whom slashed him with a knife. 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","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":425,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"S\u00e3o Paulo","month":2,"quarter":"2025-Q1","scenario":"P2P Trade Gone Wrong","summary":"**Victim:** Cryptocurrency broker, age 29, identity not revealed. (Note: Some sources identify victim as \"Spalone,\" described as influencer/crypto operator)\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 4-person criminal gang arrested in Santa Isabel. April 7, 2026 Operation Criptonita raids resulted in 4 additional arrests including municipal guard from Indaiatuba and suspects in Rio Grande do Norte. One suspect identified: Heitor Pimenta Madeira (arrested in Natal with Porsche, 2 firearms, jewelry, gold cutlery).\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Fake business meeting at Shopping Cidade Jardim. Victim arranged in-person meeting with fake business partner to finalize commercial Bitcoin transaction. Criminals tricked victim into entering vehicle under serious physical threats.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Serious threats of physical harm. Victim subdued with revolver.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Unclear if transfer completed before rescue. Attack motivated by R$70.8 million (~$14 million USD) that gang attempted to launder through victim after failing to move R$146.5 million stolen from Ita\u00fa Bank - funds were blocked by financial institutions.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Wife accessed victim's cell phone GPS location, became suspicious of movement pattern, called emergency services. Military Police located vehicle on road in Santa Isabel (interior S\u00e3o Paulo), intercepted and arrested all 4 suspects with revolver. Cell phones seized provided intelligence. 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Trader called friend who alerted police and rescued him.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":213,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Costa del Sol, Spain","month":2,"quarter":"2025-Q1","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** 34 y/o man\n\n**Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim\n\n**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 30000 EUR in crypto\n\n**Status:** Victim rescued; suspects arrested","theft":0,"url":"https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-dramatic-moment-spanish-cops-34643004","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"34 y/o man","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"Nigeria","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"February ?, 2025","description":"Woman conspires with brother & gang to rob her boyfriend of 3 iPhones and $10K USD of bitcoin.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":212,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Okota, Lagos","month":2,"quarter":"2025-Q1","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified man\n\n**Attackers:** Gang of 10 perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 15M Naira in bitcoin\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://thewhistler.ng/lagos-police-arrest-lady-brother-for-robbing-boyfriend-of-n15m-bitcoins-iphones/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Unidentified man","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"Brazil","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"January 30, 2025","description":"Criminals invade home, hold family hostage, force transfer of $16,000 USD in cryptocurrencies","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":211,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Campo Limpo Paulista, Brazil","month":1,"quarter":"2025-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Brazilian Family\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $16000 in crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://g1.globo.com/sp/sorocaba-jundiai/noticia/2025/01/31/familia-e-rendida-dentro-de-casa-e-forcada-a-transferir-us-16-mil-em-criptomoedas-para-criminosos.ghtml","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Brazilian Family","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"France","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"January 24, 2025","description":"Crypto miner was lured to a meeting, taken hostage, 20K EUR ransom demanded. 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Ransom was partially paid but later seized via Tether","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":209,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Vierzon, France","month":1,"quarter":"2025-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victims:** David Balland, age 36, Ledger co-founder, Vierzon, central France. His wife (identity not disclosed).\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 10 arrested. 9 men, 1 woman, ages 20-40. Most had criminal records but none previously known for organized crime. Facing charges for gang-related kidnapping, torture, armed extortion; potentially life imprisonment. WhatsApp account linked to Southeast Asia phone number with VPN.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Early morning January 21, 2025, armed assailants invaded home in Vierzon. Forced couple into two separate cars. Balland taken to Ch\u00e2teauroux (30 miles southwest). Wife taken to \u00c9tampes (80 miles north). Kidnappers contacted Ledger co-founder \u00c9ric Larchev\u00eaque demanding ransom.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Severed one of Balland's fingers. Sent video of mutilated hand to Larchev\u00eaque to coerce payment. Wife tied up but physically unharmed; treated for psychological trauma.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** \u20ac10 million (100 BTC) demanded. Partial ransom paid in USDT. Investigators sent 1 BTC (~$105,000) to buy time. Almost all cryptocurrency traced, frozen remotely, and seized.\r\n\r\n**Status:** GIGN conducted rescue with 230 officers. Balland rescued January 22 from Ch\u00e2teauroux, hospitalized for hand injury. Wife rescued January 23 from van in \u00c9tampes. Police used stolen car driver's phone to track locations. No shots fired. 10 arrested. Case transferred to Paris JIRS due to organized crime connections. Balland later joked on X bio: \"Kidnapping Championship 2025\" and \"Fingers: 9/10.\"","theft":0,"url":"https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2025/01/24/kidnappers-of-french-crypto-figure-and-his-wife-arrested-after-massive-manhunt_6737379_13.html","url_2":"https://www.zero-bullshit.fr/p/ledger-la-grande-famille-ebranlee","url_3":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/ledger-co-founder-david-balland-freed-after-kidnapping-in-france","url_4":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/01/24/ledger-co-founder-s-kidnapping-sheds-light-on-soaring-crypto-robberies","url_5":"https://fortune.com/europe/2025/01/24/french-military-police-rescue-co-founder-13bn-crypto-startup-ledger-bungled-paris-kidnapping-goes-wrong/","victim":"David Balland & Wife","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"South Korea","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"January 20, 2025","description":"Gang of 6 people meet OTC trader in luxury hotel, assault and rob him of $580K in cash and crypto.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":208,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Jeju, South Korea","month":1,"quarter":"2025-Q1","scenario":"P2P Trade Gone Wrong","summary":"**Victim:** Chinese National\n\n**Attackers:** Gang/organized group\n\n**Attack Method:** P2P Trade Gone Wrong\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $580,000 in crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://cryptonews.com/news/south-korean-police-arrest-gang-of-chinese-crypto-thieves-who-struck-high-end-hotel-guests/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Chinese National","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"Philippines","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"January 16, 2025","description":"Korean bitcoin trader kidnapped, held hostage for 3 days. No crypto taken.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":207,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Makati, Philippines","month":1,"quarter":"2025-Q1","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** Taehwa Kim\n\n**Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim\n\n**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** no crypto allegedly taken\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://mb.com.ph/19/1/2025/korean-kidnapped-in-makati-city-rescued-in-batangas","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Taehwa Kim","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"Thailand","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"January 14, 2025","description":"Man tied up in condo, forced to transfer $290,000 in cryptocurrency.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":206,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Pattaya, Thailand","month":1,"quarter":"2025-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Masis Erkol\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Approximately $290,000\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/easy/2939397/turkish-man-tied-up-and-robbed-in-pattaya","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Masis Erkol","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"January 13, 2025","description":"Gang of 4 men arrested by FBI on their way to rob jeweler of $2M.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":205,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Miami, Florida","month":1,"quarter":"2025-Q1","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** Miami Jeweler\n\n**Attackers:** Gang/organized group\n\n**Attack Method:** Dodged Attack\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Arrests made","theft":0,"url":"https://nationaljeweler.com/articles/13585-4-men-arrested-after-allegedly-plotting-to-kidnap-jeweler","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Miami Jeweler","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2025},{"country":"Thailand","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"January 5, 2025","description":"Man attacked and tied up in hotel, refuses to give up phone password, is knocked out and has cash stolen.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":204,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Phuket, Thailand","month":1,"quarter":"2025-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Russian Man\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2025/01/07/phuket-police-hunt-russian-suspects-in-hotel-room-attack-over-crypto-dispute/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Russian Man","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"France","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"January 1, 2025","description":"Father (age 56) and mother of Dubai-based crypto influencer/entrepreneur, attacked in their home in Ain near Swiss border by 4-5 armed, masked men on New Year's Eve. Father doused in petrol and driven 700 km in car trunk to demand ransom from son.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":203,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Saint-Genis-Pouilly, France","month":1,"quarter":"2025-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"***Victims:** Father (56 years old) and mother of Dubai-based cryptocurrency influencer/entrepreneur\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 4-5 armed, masked men. Total 10 suspects arrested: 5 arrested June 17, 2025 (ages 17-22), 5 more arrested March 9-10, 2026 (ages 16-42 at time of attack). All had prior criminal records. Evidence of \"structured network.\"\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Home invasion in Saint-Genis-Pouilly (Ain, near Swiss border) on December 31, 2024. Armed masked attackers forced entry, tied up both parents, contacted son in Dubai demanding crypto ransom. When son refused, father was taken.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Mother tied up at home. Father violently assaulted, doused with petrol, forced into car trunk, driven 700 km to Sarthe department. Father discovered by chance during police traffic stop at gas station near Le Mans in early hours of January 1-2.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Amount undisclosed. Police did not confirm whether ransom was paid.\r\n\r\n**Status:** First 5 suspects arrested June 17, 2025 in Sarthe and Yvelines. Second wave of 5 arrested March 9-10, 2026 in Le Mans, Angers, Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines, and \u00c9pinal. All 10 in pre-trial detention charged with kidnapping, extortion in organized gang, aggravated violence, criminal association. Investigation by Lyon Section de Recherches and Ain gendarmerie under Bourg-en-Bresse prosecutor Karine Malara.","theft":0,"url":"https://cryptoast.fr/pere-influenceur-crypto-sequestre-soir-nouvel-an/","url_2":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/people-culture/french-teen-helped-kidnap-crypto-influencers-father-police/","url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Influencer's father","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2025},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2026-09-09 00:35:04","date":"December 3, 2024","description":"Three men posing as DoorDash delivery drivers gained entry to a family home in North Richland Hills, Texas. They physically assaulted the male homeowner and demanded his cryptocurrency wallet. His wife hid with their children and called 911. Arriving police sirens disrupted the robbery, and the three fled. ","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":479,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"North Richland Hills, Tarrant County, Texas","month":12,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victims:** A family. The male homeowner was the direct target; his wife and children were in the house at the time. No names are disclosed for the victims.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three men. One, Abdias Espinoza, 19, has been named and convicted. Two co-defendants are referenced in the reporting but not named.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** The three presented themselves as DoorDash delivery drivers to get the door opened, then forced their way in and demanded the homeowner's cryptocurrency wallet.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** The homeowner was physically assaulted during the invasion. The source does not describe weapons.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** The attackers demanded the victim's wallet. No amount is disclosed, and no completed transfer is reported. The attack was interrupted before they obtained anything.\r\n\r\n**Status:** The wife hid with the children and called 911. Approaching sirens disrupted the robbery, and the three fled. All were caught in a joint operation by North Richland Hills, Fort Worth and Watauga police with aerial support. Espinoza pleaded guilty and received 45 years.","theft":0,"url":"https://hoodline.com/2025/12/tarrant-county-burglar-sentenced-to-45-years-after-guilty-plea-in-violent-cryptocurrency-robbery/","url_2":"https://www.fox4news.com/news/man-sentenced-45-years-cryptocurrency-home-invasion","url_3":"https://www.facebook.com/tarrantcountyda/posts/pfbid0FFXzHZyF6E6kGDmYsumaxKfD8SyBMnUZhfZQ9ZJA698tFx2avaGtN9wcMCsHokpcl","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Family","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2024},{"country":"Cyprus","created_at":"2025-12-04 16:55:40","date":"December 24, 2024","description":"A violent robbery in broad daylight at a central Limassol area, a man gets away with 100 thousand Euros in cash","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":364,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Limassol","month":12,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"P2P Trade Gone Wrong","summary":"**Victim:** Undisclosed Man\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** P2P Trade Gone Wrong\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 100,000 Euro in 100,000 Euro in cash\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/christmas-eve-limassol-heist-as-man-gets-away-with-100-thousand-in-cash/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Undisclosed Man","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2024},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-12-04 16:33:05","date":"December 28, 2024","description":"LAPD officer & man tied to Israeli mob commit home invasion, robs $350,000 in cryptocurrency. Victim tried to show them an empty wallet at first but they were not convinced and threatened to waterboard him.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":363,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Los Angeles, California","month":12,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Daniel, (17 y/o) and his girlfriend\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 6-man crew. Eric Benjamin Halem, 38, former LAPD officer (13 years service, left 2022, still reserve officer at time of crime). Gabby Ben, 51, alleged Israeli mafia ties, twice convicted of fraud, twice deported to Israel, ran healthcare/assisted living facilities. Four other accomplices: 2 arrested (names not disclosed), 2 at large including \"sixth suspect\" described as \"most dangerous\" member.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Claimed to be executing search warrant. Used access code to enter building, took elevator to 18th floor, entered apartment. Restrained girlfriend first with LAPD-issued handcuffs. When Daniel arrived/was subdued, handcuffed him and made death threats.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** $350,000 in crypto\r\n\r\n**Status:** Halem convicted March 2, 2026 of kidnapping and robbery. Sentencing scheduled March 31, 2026. Charges carry potential life sentence in state prison. Banuelos, Louis, and Mann also charged. Each faces life in state prison if convicted.  Sixth suspect unidentified, still at large. LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division is investigating.","theft":1,"url":"https://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/former-lapd-officer-three-others-charged-kidnapping-ransom-armed-robbery","url_2":"https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/lapd-israeli-gangster-stole-teen-cryptowallet-b2870557.html","url_3":"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-02/former-lapd-officer-guilty-crypto-home-invasion-robbery","url_4":"https://bitcoinethereumnews.com/bitcoin/former-lapd-officer-convicted-in-violent-350k-bitcoin-heist/","url_5":"https://decrypt.co/359818/ex-lapd-officer-found-guilty-350k-wrench-attack-bitcoin","victim":"Daniel, (17 y/o) and his girlfriend","violence_torture":null,"weapons":null,"year":2024},{"country":"Pakistan","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"December 25, 2024","description":"Crypto trader in Karachi, Pakistan abducted by 5 men in a police van and forced to transfer $340,000 at gunpoint.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":202,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Karachi, Pakistan","month":12,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victim:** Arsalan Malik\n\n**Attackers:** Individuals misusing authority\n\n**Attack Method:** Authority Misuse - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.dawn.com/news/1891762","url_2":"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/28/cryptocurrency-hacks-kidnappings-crime","url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Mohammed Arsalan Malik","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2024},{"country":"Belgium","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"December 24, 2024","description":"Wife of crypto influencer who bragged about wealth was kidnapped by 3 men, police chase led to car crash.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":201,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Brussels, Belgium","month":12,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Costly Fame","summary":"**Victim:** St\u00e9phane Winkel's Wife\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Costly Fame - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2024/12/24/failed-kidnap-attempt-victim-was-bitcoin-millionaires-wife/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"St\u00e9phane Winkel's Wife","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2024},{"country":"Ghana","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"December 19, 2024","description":"Businessman lured to meeting, handcuffed, beaten, electrocuted for 15 hours before being rescued by police.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":200,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Laboma Beach, Ghana","month":12,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Benjamin Appiah Boateng\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Victim rescued; suspects arrested","theft":1,"url":"https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-news-cryptocurrency-fiasco-businessman-appeals-to-a-g-over-assault-kidnapping.html","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Benjamin Appiah Boateng","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"Indonesia","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"December 15, 2024","description":"A Russian gang of 4 men ambushed a Ukrainian on the road in Bali. The victim was kidnapped and beaten until he handed over $200,000 in cryptocurrency from his Binance account. The gang leader was arrested a month later trying to flee to Dubai.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":199,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Ungasan, Bali","month":12,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Igor Lermakov\n\n**Attackers:** Gang/organized group\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Approximately $200,000\n\n**Status:** Arrests made","theft":1,"url":"https://www.balidiscovery.com/criminal-gang-kidnap-rob-ukrainian-in-bali/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Igor Lermakov","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"Australia","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"December 3, 2024","description":"Crypto ATM stolen from shopping center.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":198,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Melbourne, Australia","month":12,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Armed Robbery in Public Space","summary":"**Victim:** Coinflip ATM\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** unknown\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-hunt-crypto-atm-thieves-in-melbourne-shopping-centre-ram-raid-mickleham/8e7b6106-ab8c-4374-82b5-76f147c42da8","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Coinflip ATM","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2024},{"country":"China","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"December 1, 2024","description":"Software engineer lured by X account promising sex, ambushed at hotel by a gang that robbed him of 6 BTC.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":197,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Chengdu, China","month":12,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** Wang Shu (pseudonym)\n\n**Attackers:** Gang/organized group\n\n**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/22010115265362","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Wang Shu (pseudonym)","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2024},{"country":"Canada","created_at":"2026-05-01 16:01:10","date":"November 8, 2024","description":"While taking his daughter to daycare, he spotted 4 hooded suspects in a black Kia with no license plates hiding near his home. The driver approached the victim, and a second suspect brandished a handgun; the victim repelled them with bear spray until police arrived. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":433,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Victoriaville, Qu\u00e9bec","month":11,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Same victim as November 4 incident. Father of four, crypto forum moderator, Victoriaville area. Was transporting daughter to daycare at time of attack.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Four suspects total: two adults, two minors. All Quebec residents, no prior criminal record. Linked to organized crime per Quebec Provincial Police. Suspects had pre-prepared torture equipment. Released on house arrest pending trial (house arrest, prohibited from leaving except for legitimate work). Trial scheduled March 2025.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Suspects positioned black Kia (no license plates) behind bushes near victim's home. Vehicle began following victim as soon as he drove away. On a main road, suspect vehicle suddenly swerved; three of four suspects fled on foot. Driver then approached victim on foot. Victim was on the phone with police throughout the confrontation.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Handgun brandished by one suspect. Victim deployed bear spray against approaching driver. No physical injuries to victim. Pre-prepared torture equipment seized by police: 2-foot x 2-foot tarp with center hole and surgical clamps, designed to amputate a limb and stanch bleeding during torture to extract wallet password.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0 stolen, attack foiled before kidnapping was completed. Attackers believed victim held 2.5 million BTC. Actual holdings ~$10,000.\r\n\r\n**Status:** All four suspects arrested on scene, November 8, 2024. Charges filed at Victoriaville courthouse (November 2024): conspiracy to kidnap + possession and robbery of prohibited firearms. Two adult suspects released on house arrest pending trial. Two minor suspects also arrested (details under youth protection confidentiality).","theft":0,"url":"https://coingape.com/crypto-forum-moderator-targeted-in-alleged-bitcoin-kidnapping-attempt/","url_2":"https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/2025-01-06/tentative-alleguee-d-enlevement/ils-avaient-de-l-equipement-pour-me-torturer.php","url_3":"https://atlas21.com/attempted-bitcoin-kidnapping-in-canada-crypto-forum-moderator-forced-into-hiding/","url_4":"https://cryptoast.fr/nouvelle-tentative-kidnapping-liee-crypto-que-sest-il-passe/","url_5":"","victim":"Crypto Forum Moderator","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"Brazil","created_at":"2025-12-18 16:21:41","date":"November, 2024","description":"Office renovation in S\u00e3o Paulo ends in the theft of R$ 300,000 after the victim mentions to a worker that she was investing in Bitcoin","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":380,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Indaiatuba, S\u00e3o Paulo","month":11,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Cryptocurrency investor \r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Eight suspects, including six men and two women from Indaiatuba and Salto. Gang included armed robbers and money launderers. One suspect remains at large.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Home invasion after victim mentioned Bitcoin investments to construction workers during office renovation 3-4 months prior. \r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Two armed suspects held victim hostage for approximately one hour. Fourth member provided instructions via cell phone on how to transfer cryptocurrencies.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** R$300,000 (approximately $50,000 USD) in Bitcoin forcibly transferred. Also stole pickup truck valued at R$200,000, cell phones, and laptops. Five suspects allegedly created shell companies to launder stolen coins.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Eight arrested (six men, two women). Police traced transactions using data from cryptocurrency exchanges. Suspects' accounts frozen by court order. Items seized including cell phones, notebooks, laptops, toy gun. Some suspects had prior criminal records for robbery. One individual remains at large. Investigation led by Delegate Mateus Rocha.","theft":1,"url":"https://livecoins.com.br/reforma-de-escritorio-em-sp-termina-em-roubo-de-r-300-000-apos-vitima-comentar-com-trabalhadores-que-investia-em-bitcoin/","url_2":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcYFqMA6riI","url_3":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEbn5yMLE-U","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Unidentified Cryptocurrency Investor","violence_torture":null,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-12-04 17:06:53","date":"November ?, 2024","description":"Three teenagers kidnapped a man at gunpoint, driving him to a remote desert area an hour outside of Las Vegas, and stealing $4 million in cryptocurrency and other digital assets.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":365,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Las Vegas, Nevada","month":11,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified man\n\n**Attackers:** Three individuals\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Firearms\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $4 million in cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs)\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/florida-teens-kidnap-las-vegas-man-drive-him-to-arizona-desert-steal-4m-in-cryptocurrency-police/ar-AA1EvkGd","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Unidentified man","violence_torture":null,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"Canada","created_at":"2025-11-14 09:05:23","date":"November 4, 2024","description":"Two masked men approached the home of a crypto forum moderator, lingering suspiciously before fleeing when he closed the door on them. This incident is now understood as the initial surveillance/probe phase of a two-stage kidnapping operation.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":318,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Victoriaville, Qu\u00e9bec","month":11,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victims:** Male crypto forum moderator, age undisclosed. Father of four children. Owner of a small agri-food business. Volunteer moderator of a Facebook-based cryptocurrency forum for several years. \r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Two male suspects wearing surgical masks. Part of a four-person group later arrested November 8. Two adult suspects, two minors. No prior criminal record. Linked to organized crime per Quebec Provincial Police.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Two suspects approached victim's home wearing surgical masks, behaving suspiciously. Victim spotted them and closed the door. Suspects fled without confrontation. Victim reported incident to police the same day (November 4).\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** None. Suspects fled on contact. No physical confrontation.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac0 stolen. Target believed by attackers to hold 2.5 million BTC (based on misreading of his Facebook forum activity). \r\n\r\n**Status:** Victim filed police report November 4. Purchased bear spray and air gun as precaution following the incident. Suspects identified as part of broader group arrested four days later on November 8. Charges filed at Victoriaville courthouse: conspiracy to kidnap, possession and robbery of prohibited firearms. Two adults, two minors charged. Part of a connected two-incident series.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/333253/bitcoin-kidnapping-torture-attempt","url_2":"https://coingape.com/crypto-forum-moderator-targeted-in-alleged-bitcoin-kidnapping-attempt/","url_3":"https://bitcoinethereumnews.com/crypto/crypto-moderator-forced-into-hiding-after-kidnapping-and-torture-attempt-report/","url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Crypto Forum Moderator","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2024},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"November 22, 2024","description":"Sex worker accused of kidnapping, stealing $300K in crypto from man she met at nightclub.","drugs_alcohol":1,"id":196,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Las Vegas, Nevada","month":11,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** Undisclosed Man\n\n**Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim\n\n**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Drugging\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Approximately $300k\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://blocknews.com/las-vegas-woman-arrested-for-alleged-300k-crypto-kidnapping/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Undisclosed Man","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2024},{"country":"unknown","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"November 20, 2024","description":"13 year old's dog stolen after he rug pulled a token on pump.fun","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":195,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Unknown","month":11,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Gen Z Quant kid\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://tribune.com.pk/story/2511031/genz-quant-kids-dog-kidnapped-following-doxing","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Gen Z Quant kid","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2024},{"country":"Thailand","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"November 8, 2024","description":"Tourist robbed by armed gang in friend's hotel room, forced to transfer $250K USDT.\u00a0Robbers were\u00a0captured a few days later.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":194,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Phuket, Thailand","month":11,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"P2P Trade Gone Wrong","summary":"**Victim:** Viacheslav Leibov\n\n**Attackers:** Gang/organized group\n\n**Attack Method:** P2P Trade Gone Wrong - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Approximately $250k\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://beincrypto.com/ukrainian-man-victim-of-crypto-theft-in-thailand/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Viacheslav Leibov","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2024},{"country":"Canada","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"November 6, 2024","description":"WonderFi CEO kidnapped during rush hour, held until $1M ransom paid.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":193,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Toronto, Ontario","month":11,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Dean Skurka\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $1 million\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/kidnapping-toronto-businessman-cryptocurrency-1.7376679","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Dean Skurka","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2024},{"country":"Bulgaria","created_at":"2025-12-04 18:54:11","date":"October 7, 2024","description":"2 men posed as police, kidnapped victim, held a gun at his head for an hour and demanded 14 bitcoin from him. They failed to get any BTC, let the victim go, and were arrested 2 months later.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":367,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Sofia, Bulgaria","month":10,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** 35 y/o man\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence, firearms\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 14 bitcoins in Bitcoin, four debit cards\n\n**Status:** Arrests made","theft":1,"url":"https://btvnovinite.bg/bulgaria/otvlichane-ot-mnimi-policai-za-14-bitkojna-razkaz-na-sluzhitel-na-sdvr-samo-pred-btv.html","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"35 y/o man","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"Malaysia","created_at":"2025-11-14 09:05:23","date":"October ?, 2024","description":"Johor businessman in high profile kidnapping","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":317,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Johor, baru","month":10,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Johor businessman\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** RM20 million in USDT, cash\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/10/30/johor-police-recover-rm72m-in-ransom-from-johor-businessman-kidnapping-remand-extended-for-vietnamese-suspects/155314","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Johor businessman","violence_torture":null,"weapons":null,"year":2024},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"October 27, 2024","description":"6 men accused of kidnapping family from Chicago townhouse and forcing a transfer of $15 million in cryptocurrency","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":190,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Chicago, Illinois","month":10,"quarter":"2024-Q4","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** 3 Family Members and a Nanny\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $15M in crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/11/chicago-kidnapping-cryptocurrency/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"3 Family Members and a Nanny","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2024},{"country":"Argentina","created_at":"2025-12-04 19:13:14","date":"September 13, 2024","description":"The victim met a woman on Tinder, criminals invaded his home in the middle of the night, his accounts were emptied, and he was murdered. ","drugs_alcohol":1,"id":368,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":1,"location":"Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina","month":9,"quarter":"2024-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Gabriel Di Noto\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Murder/homicide, drugging\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Undisclosed amount of they stole the money he had in his accounts, took out loans for millions of dollars in his name\n\n**Status:** Victim deceased; investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.eltrecetv.com.ar/telenoche/2024/09/17/un-financista-se-encontro-con-una-mujer-que-conocio-en-tinder-le-vaciaron-las-cuentas-y-fue-asesinado/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Gabriel Di Noto","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2024},{"country":"Singapore","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"August 29, 2024","description":"Man seeks p2p trade of cash for USDT, punched by attackers, successfully escapes.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":189,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Hougang, Singapore","month":8,"quarter":"2024-Q3","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** 19 y/o\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Dodged Attack\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** S$32000 in cash\n\n**Status:** Suspects fled the scene","theft":0,"url":"https://mothership.sg/2024/09/police-arrest-cryptocurrency-hougang/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"19 y/o","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2024},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"August 25, 2024","description":"Parents of $243M heist thieves get carjacked & kidnapped in botched ransom plot.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":188,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Danbury, Connecticut","month":8,"quarter":"2024-Q3","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Radhika & Suchil Chetal, parents of Veer Chetal\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three groups totaling nine defendants. Surveillance: Sedric Louis (32), John Davis (34), Martel Williams (27), all St. Louis. Surveilled family August 21-24 with rental vehicles, air rifles, and walkie-talkies. Fled after security camera concerns. Execution: Angel Borrero, Josue Alberto Romero, Reynaldo Diaz, Anthony Pena, Michael Rivas, Ricardo Estrada. Arrested on scene. All pleaded guilty. And 3 masterminds: Adam Iza, James Schwab, Saif Faiq.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Missouri crew conducted two-day surveillance August 21-24, waiting to force entry into the family home to demand crypto transfer. When they fled, Florida crew pivoted to a vehicular ambush: rammed Lamborghini Urus, blocked with van, dragged parents out.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Sushil beaten with baseball bat. Both parents bound with duct tape and forced into van. Crashed during police pursuit. Off-duty FBI agent assisted in apprehension.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed, parents held no crypto. Scheme aimed at forcing Veer Chetal to surrender a portion of the ~$245M in Bitcoin he had allegedly stolen.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/lamborghini-carjackers-lured-by-243m-cyberheist/","url_2":"https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/chetal-bitcoin-crypto-theft-danbury-kidnapping-20387392.php","url_3":"https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/police-danbury-florida-kidnapping-19724606.php","url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Radhika & Suchil Chetal, parents of Veer Chetal","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"Canada","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"August 15, 2024","description":"3 men invade home of crypto entrepreneur, torture him for hours until he transfers $15K.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":187,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Verdun, Quebec","month":8,"quarter":"2024-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Undisclosed\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Torture\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $15000 in crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/3-men-facing-kidnapping-robbery-and-other-charges-in-crypto-theft-montreal-police/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Undisclosed","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"Thailand","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"August 4, 2024","description":"Gang of 4 Chinese nationals sneak into gated estate, commit armed home invasion, rob $2M USD of cryptocurrency.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":186,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Bangkok, Thailand","month":8,"quarter":"2024-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Ke Jibao\n\n**Attackers:** Gang/organized group\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $2M (70M THB) in crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://asianews.network/hunt-for-chinese-gang-suspected-of-thb70-million-robbery-in-thailands/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Ke Jibao","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"Costa Rica","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"August 7, 2024","description":"8 men, possibly police, overpower security guard, rob 11 tourists of 10+ BTC.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":185,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Puntarenas, Costa Rica","month":8,"quarter":"2024-Q3","scenario":"Armed Robbery in Public Space","summary":"**Victim:** 11 Israelis\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $700,000 in bitcoin\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.teletica.com/sucesos/asaltantes-de-turistas-israelies-sustrajeron-unos-700-mil-en-bitcoin_364777","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"11 Israelis","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2026-05-28 16:55:43","date":"July ?, 2024","description":"Multi-day surveillance of a target's residence using a cell phone planted outside the home to monitor movements, and when co-conspirators confirmed via iCloud tracking that the victim had left, they broke into the home by smashing a window with a brick and searched for the target hardware wallet.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":450,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"New Mexico","month":7,"quarter":"2024-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Unnamed individual. New Mexico (specific city not disclosed). Targeted for significant cryptocurrency holdings in hardware wallet.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Ferro alone on-site. Co-conspirators remotely tracked victim's location via iCloud account and coordinated timing of break-in.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Ferro planted a cell phone outside victim's residence for several days to monitor movements. When co-conspirators confirmed via iCloud that victim had departed, Ferro smashed a window with a brick and entered. Searched for hardware wallet. Captured on victim's home surveillance camera.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Breaking and entering. No occupants present. Brick used to smash window.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Amount not specified in available sources. Target was a hardware wallet. Outcome of search not confirmed publicly.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Part of the same RICO conspiracy (24cr417). Ferro captured on victim's surveillance camera during the burglary. Arrested May 13, 2025. Convicted and sentenced as part of the broader case (78 months, May 6, 2026). Investigation by USAO-DC, FBI Washington/LA/Miami, IRS-CI.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/7/gothferrari-gets-65-years-role-250m-crypto-theft-conspiracy/","url_2":"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crypto-gang-member-gets-65-years-for-role-in-230-million-heist/","url_3":"https://beincrypto.com/gothferrari-crypto-theft-78-month-sentence/","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Undisclosed","violence_torture":0,"weapons":null,"year":2024},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-12-23 21:03:26","date":"July 8, 2024","description":"Criminal enterprise that operated from about October 2023 through March 2025 broke into a victim\u2019s home to steal a hardware wallet.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":383,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"New Mexico","month":7,"quarter":"2024-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Undisclosed victim in New Mexico\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Marlon Ferro (traveled to New Mexico for burglary), Danny Lam (remotely monitored victim)\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Home invasion/burglary on July 8, 2024. Lam accessed victim's Apple iCloud account to monitor real-time location. Ferro set up telephone with video camera across from victim's home to livestream during break-in, alerting accomplices if victim returned. Social engineering fraud scheme executed prior to gain access to victim data.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Unlawful home entry while victim was away. No physical confrontation reported.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** Hardware virtual currency wallet stolen from residence during break-in.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Part of broader criminal enterprise scheme tracking and surveilling individuals with significant crypto assets for physical theft. Investigation ongoing, charges filed against Ferro and Lam.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/doj-uses-organized-crime-statute-in-263-million-cryptocurrency-theft-money-laundering-and-home-invasion-conspiracy","url_2":"https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/24316542322970","url_3":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/media/1400531/dl","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Undisclosed","violence_torture":null,"weapons":null,"year":2024},{"country":"Estonia","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"July 29, 2024","description":"Crypto billionaire attacked at rental home by men posing at painters, successfully fights them off and prevents kidnapping.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":184,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Talinn, Estonia","month":7,"quarter":"2024-Q3","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** Tim Heath\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Dodged Attack\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://cryptoweekly.co/news/tim-heath-bites-kidnappers/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Tim Heath","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"Ukraine","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"July 28, 2024","description":"4 men kidnap foreigner, rob, & murder him for 3 BTC.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":183,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":1,"location":"Kyiv, Ukraine","month":7,"quarter":"2024-Q3","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** 29 y/o Moroccan man\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping\n\n**Violence Used:** Murder/homicide\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Victim deceased; 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Sun Jing, 45, cardiovascular medical device distributor and entrepreneur. Both lured on a planned 2-day business trip. Traveled together from Beijing on June 20 via PR359 to Manila.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Organized criminal group. \"Li Na\" (real name Chen Yu-hsuan, 44, Taiwanese) acted as lure. Suspect surnamed Liu identified as major culprit. Suspects first met victims at EuroPCR medical conference in Paris. \r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** \"Li Na\" sent victims a formal invitation from fake company \"Medev Medical Devices\" to discuss product distribution. Victims intercepted at NAIA airport upon arrival. Taken to unknown location and held for ransom. Bodies found by a 13-year-old boy wrapped in a blanket beside a cliff in Sagnay, Camarines Sur.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Both victims murdered. Found wrapped in blanket, discarded at cliff. Exact cause of death confirmed via autopsy. Described by investigators as a meticulously planned operation.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** 5 million yuan initially demanded, negotiated to 3 million yuan (~$412,000) paid in USDT by Xia's family. Sun's family paid nothing. Both killed regardless of ransom payment.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Chen Yu-hsuan arrested Seoul, September 22, 2024; extradited to China. Suspect Liu arrested USA, October 2024; repatriated to China July 20, 2026. Additional suspects remain under investigation.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_27946467","url_2":"https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/07/04/2367619/persons-interest-eyed-2-chinese-execs-murder","url_3":"https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-07-20/Suspect-linked-to-overseas-kidnapping-murder-repatriated-from-US-1OWkyr6iNGw/share_amp.html","url_4":"https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/philippine/two-abducted-chinese-businessmen-found-dead-in-philippines-07032024145755.html","url_5":"","victim":"Xia Kefu and Sun Jing","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"UK","created_at":"2026-02-10 14:45:48","date":"June 17, 2024","description":"Three teenagers from Sheffield traveled to London June 17, 2024, posed as delivery drivers to invade Hoxton flat, threatened victim with large knives demanding cryptocurrency.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":403,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Hoxton, East London","month":6,"quarter":"2024-Q3","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victim:** Male cryptocurrency holder, Hoxton flat, East London. Identity never publicly disclosed by Metropolitan Police. Forced to transfer crypto from two Ethereum addresses. Linked to crypto data breach that exposed wallet holdings and physical address.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Three teenagers from Sheffield, England. (1) Faris Hassan (also known as \"Faris Ali,\" \"Zay,\" \"Tommy\"), age 17 at time of attack, now 18. (2) Mikyle Bethune, age 17 at attack, now 18. (3) Unnamed male, age 16 at attack, now 17 (identity protected\u2014minor laws). Blockchain investigator ZachXBT identified ringleader via chat logs showing pre-robbery planning; suspect inadvertently shared bail documentation photo on Telegram weeks before robbery. ENS domain \"farisali.eth\" registered post-robbery; on-chain accusation message embedded in Ethereum ledger.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Monday, June 17, 2024. Traveled from Sheffield to London (approximately 170 miles). Posed as delivery drivers to gain entry. Ring doorbell footage captured one teen at front door holding parcel while hooded accomplice ran through back gate. Once inside, threatened victim with large knives at knifepoint. One attacker filmed victim during forced cryptocurrency transfers. Stole victim's blue BMW X3. Left scene recording celebratory Snapchat videos while vaping in stolen car. One declared: \"New whip and that, yeah\" and \"Everyone that doubted us, fam.\"\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Threatened at knifepoint with large knives. Forced transfers under death threats. No physical injuries reported to victim.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** $4.3 million (approximately \u00a33.1 million) in cryptocurrency. Also stole victim's BMW X3.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Less than 3 hours after burglary, stolen BMW triggered Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera on M1 motorway in Northamptonshire. Multiple police forces coordinated pursuit. All three arrested same day. Stolen cryptocurrency traced and recovered within 72 hours with specialist assistance from Metropolitan Police Economic Crime Command. Returned to victim two weeks later. All three pleaded guilty at Sheffield Crown Court. Sentenced Friday, November 7, 2025","theft":1,"url":"https://decrypt.co/357058/uk-teens-jailed-after-4-3m-wrench-attack-robbery-caught-on-police-video","url_2":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhL8q_HJilI","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Male cryptocurrency holder","violence_torture":null,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"Canada","created_at":"2025-12-15 15:26:30","date":"June 21, 2024","description":"Cryptocurrency influencer beaten to death in a \"torture room\"","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":379,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":1,"location":"Montreal, Quebec","month":6,"quarter":"2024-Q2","scenario":"Costly Fame","summary":"**Victim:** Kevin Mirshahi, 25-year-old cryptocurrency influencer from Montreal\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Joanie Lepage (32), Darius Perry (27), Nackael Hickey (26), Guillaume Nobert (36, at large), plus additional unknown accomplices.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping on June 21, 2024 from underground parking garage of Old Montreal condo. Four people abducted total. Victims driven to basement in Les C\u00e8dres.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Extreme torture and lethal beating. Victim tied to chair, beaten to death by multiple attackers in basement \"torture room.\"\r\nCrypto Stolen: Cryptocurrency wallet targeted (amount undisclosed). Victim previously involved in $2 million pump-and-dump scheme, had received threats from investors.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Three other victims found alive June 22. Body discovered October 30, 2024 in Montreal park. Lepage arrested August 22, charged with first-degree murder, pled guilty to forcible confinement December 11, 2025. Perry and Hickey arrested November 19, charged with accessory to murder. Nobert remains at large. Investigation ongoing.","theft":null,"url":"https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/2025-12-11/une-femme-coupable-de-sequestration/un-influenceur-en-cryptomonnaie-battu-a-mort-dans-une-salle-de-torture.php","url_2":"https://globalnews.ca/news/10883670/quebec-man-police-crypto-influencer-kidnapping-death-kevin-mirshahi/","url_3":"https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/police-arrest-2-suspects-in-killing-of-montreal-cryptocurrency-influencer/","url_4":"https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/kevin-mirshahi-arrests-1.7387589","url_5":"","victim":"Kevin Mirshahi","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2024},{"country":"UK","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"June 17, 2024","description":"3 men armed with machetes invade home, force owner to transfer 1,000+ ETH.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":177,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"London, England","month":6,"quarter":"2024-Q2","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Ramesh Nair. Blockchain developer, former Ethereum Foundation coder, co-founder of Kickback\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 3 men armed with machetes\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:**  Forced entry into his home, knew he had crypto and his address\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** $4M in Ether (ETH), Uniswap (UNI), and Chainlink (LINK) Over $4.1 million from his Ledger wallet\r\n\r\n\r\n**Status:** He later deleted the tweet saying \"I have been advised to remove my original post whilst an investigation is ongoing.\"\r\n","theft":1,"url":"https://cointab.com/crypto-investor-ramesh-nair-lose-4m-to-robbers/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Ramesh Nair","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"UK","created_at":"2025-12-04 19:28:20","date":"May 5, 2024","description":"Belgian barber brags about being successful crypto dealer to impress woman. She invites him to her luxury flat, which ends up being a trap. Turned out he only had \u00a36.71 in crypto. Attackers were quickly caught because they had rented an AirBNB for the trap.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":369,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"London, England","month":5,"quarter":"2024-Q2","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** Quentin Cepeljac\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng\t - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** \u00a3500,000 in crypto in crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/gang-kidnapped-barber-they-mistook-for-crypto-billionaire-n0hgdshvm","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Quentin Cepeljac","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"Canada","created_at":"2025-12-04 19:43:51","date":"April 27, 2024","description":"B.C. family tortured for 13 hours by thieves impersonating mailmen in $2M crypto heist","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":370,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Port Moody, British Columbia","month":4,"quarter":"2024-Q2","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Family\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Torture\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** US$1.6 million in crypto in Crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/b-c-family-tortured-for-13-hours-by-thieves-impersonating-mailmen-in-2m-crypto-heist/ar-AA1QU0ko","url_2":"https://cryptonews.com/vn/news/canada-bitcoin-wrench-attack-sentence/","url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Family","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"Singapore","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"April 18, 2024","description":"4 men rob suspected Chinese crypto gambling ring of $3M USD.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":176,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Lianhe Zaobao, Singapore","month":4,"quarter":"2024-Q2","scenario":"Armed Robbery in Public Space","summary":"**Victim:** 11 Traders\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** USD 3.2M in watches, cash, crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560603986077","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"11 Traders","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"Thailand","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"March 15, 2024","description":"Gang of 6 Russians robs Russian man and wife at coffee shop for 1.8 million baht in BTC.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":175,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Samui Island, Thailand","month":3,"quarter":"2024-Q1","scenario":"Assault - Mugging","summary":"**Victim:** ___ Yevgini\n\n**Attackers:** Gang/organized group\n\n**Attack Method:** Assault - Mugging\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 112 million baht in bitcoin\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://aseannow.com/topic/1322601-russian-arrested-on-samui-for-allegedly-robbing-compatriot-of-%E0%B8%BF18m-in-bitcoins/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"___ Yevgini","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2024},{"country":"Canada","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"March 10, 2024","description":"Gang of 4 kidnaps couple and robs them of $25,000 in cryptocurrency.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":174,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Montreal, Quebec, Canada","month":3,"quarter":"2024-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Young Couple\n\n**Attackers:** Gang/organized group\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 25k in crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/suspects-arrested-montreal-calgary-crypto-kidnapping-1.7203455","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Young Couple","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2024},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"March ?, 2024","description":"Uber driver misused his position to steal $200K+ in crypto from customers' Coinbase accounts by taking their phones to \"navigate\".","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":173,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Scottsdale, Arizona","month":3,"quarter":"2024-Q1","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victim:** Uber Riders\n\n**Attackers:** Individuals misusing authority\n\n**Attack Method:** Authority Misuse\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $200k in crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fake-uber-driver-made-300000-stealing-customers-cryptocurrency-rcna184096","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Uber Riders","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2024},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2026-05-28 15:40:33","date":"February ?, 2024","description":"Marlon Ferro (\"GothFerrari\"), 20, of Santa Ana, California, traveled to Winnsboro, Texas and broke into a victim's home to steal a hardware wallet containing approximately 100 Bitcoin (~$5M at the time), acting as the \"burglar of last resort\" for a sprawling social engineering conspiracy that stole over $250 million in cryptocurrency.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":449,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Winnsboro, Texas","month":2,"quarter":"2024-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victims:** Unnamed individual. Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas. Held significant Bitcoin in a physical hardware wallet.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Marlon Ferro, aka \"GothFerrari,\" 20, Santa Ana, California. Acting as physical burglar for a multi-state social engineering enterprise based in California, Connecticut, New York, Florida, and abroad. Co-conspirators identified victim through database hacking and target identification.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Ferro traveled to Winnsboro, conducted surveillance of residence, broke into the home and stole hardware wallet. No occupants present during burglary. Funds subsequently laundered through crypto exchanges.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Breaking and entering. No occupants present. No physical violence against a person.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** ~100 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $5,000,000 at time of theft (February 2024).\r\n\r\n**Status:** Ferro arrested May 13, 2025, found with two firearms and fake ID. Pleaded guilty October 17, 2025 to conspiracy to participate in a RICO enterprise. Sentenced May 6, 2026","theft":1,"url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/gothferrari-sentenced-78-months-prison-role-massive-cryptocurrency-heist","url_2":"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crypto-gang-member-gets-65-years-for-role-in-230-million-heist/","url_3":"https://beincrypto.com/gothferrari-crypto-theft-78-month-sentence/","url_4":"https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/7/gothferrari-gets-65-years-role-250m-crypto-theft-conspiracy/","url_5":"","victim":"Unidentified","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2024},{"country":"Philippines","created_at":"2026-08-10 14:51:23","date":"January ?, 2024","description":"Victims were lured to the Philippines for a fake business inspection trip in January 2024, kidnapped shortly after landing following a transit through Hong Kong, and have not been heard from since.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":467,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":null,"location":"Philippines","month":1,"quarter":"2024-Q1","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victims:** Li Jia, Chinese national, senior executive at a Chinese-funded enterprise based in Germany. Zhao Dong, Austrian-Chinese national, Li's friend and travel companion.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Unknown. No arrests confirmed. Caixin noted that Liu Hanwen (mastermind of the June 2024 Xia/Sun murders) held multiple fake identities and may have been involved in cases beyond the June 2024 murders, suggesting possible network overlap. Unconfirmed.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Both lured to Philippines under fake business inspection pretext. Arrived transiting through Hong Kong, landing at 2:30 PM. Li messaged his sister at approximately 4 PM confirming arrival. Contact ceased shortly after. Families received ransom demand the following day.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Unknown. Both remain missing. Fate unconfirmed.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** 1.5 million USDT demanded. Li's family paid 190,000 USDT partially. Zhao's family paid nothing. Contact with both victims lost immediately after partial payment.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Both still missing as of last available reporting (July 2024). No bodies found, no arrests, no confirmed resolution. 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SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** Binance Client\n\n**Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim\n\n**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://mugglehead.com/binance-client-executives-robbed-of-12-5-million-while-on-vacation/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Binance Client","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2023},{"country":"Sweden","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"November 6, 2023","description":"Couple tied up, beaten, and threatened with their own kitchen knives.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":166,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"R\u00f6nninge, Sweden","month":11,"quarter":"2023-Q4","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Middle-aged couple\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-robbery-gang-strikes-again-in-sweden-middle-aged-couple-targeted-report/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Middle-aged couple","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2023},{"country":"Sweden","created_at":"2025-11-14 09:05:23","date":"October ?, 2023","description":"A S\u00f6dert\u00e4lje bitcoiner victim to torture to extract his bitcoin","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":315,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"S\u00f6dert\u00e4lje","month":10,"quarter":"2023-Q4","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Undisclosed\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Torture\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/swedish-bitcoiners-targeted-by-armed-criminals","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Undisclosed","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2023},{"country":"UK","created_at":"2025-11-14 09:05:23","date":"October ?, 2023","description":"Man knocks on door, threatens to assault victim, leaves after he sends some cryptocurrency.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":307,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Salford, England","month":10,"quarter":"2023-Q4","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Repeat Victim\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** hundreds of 1000s GBP in crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/covered-burns-bruises-begged-can-30900995","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Repeat Victim","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2023},{"country":"Georgia","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"October 30, 2023","description":"6 men rob exchange office, take $900K USD in crypto.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":164,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Tbilisi, Georgia","month":10,"quarter":"2023-Q4","scenario":"Armed Robbery in Public Space","summary":"**Victim:** Crypto Exchange\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $900000 in crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://rustavi2.ge/ka/news/268474","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Crypto Exchange","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2023},{"country":"UK","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"October, 2023","description":"Victim dragged into a flat, tied up, assaulted, locked in a cupboard all night until they received cryptocurrency.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":162,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Cardishead, England","month":10,"quarter":"2023-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Repeat Victim\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** hundreds of 1000s GBP in crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/january/criminal-gang-who-kidnapped-vulnerable-man-for-cryptocurrency-jailed-for-76-years/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Repeat Victim","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2023},{"country":"Thailand","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"September 3, 2023","description":"Russian MMA fighter & twin brother rob man of watches, seek Ledger wallet.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":161,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Phuket, Thailand","month":9,"quarter":"2023-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Italian man\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.thephuketnews.com/russian-mma-fighter-khusein-twin-brother-arrested-for-kidnap-torture-extortion-in-phuket-89533.php","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Italian man","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2023},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-05-28 15:06:18","date":"August 24, 2023","description":"Victim kidnapped from his home in Cures, forced into a stolen van, and held captive while his son received a video showing the victim bound, mouth taped, and with an automatic weapon aimed at his head.  \u20ac1.7 million in cryptocurrency transferred as ransom payment.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":448,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Cures, Sarthe","month":8,"quarter":"2023-Q3","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victims:** Father of influencer Killian Desnos (alias \"TeufeurS\"), gaming/streaming influencer based in Malta, large following on Twitch and YouTube. Victim's age and name not disclosed. \r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Six defendants charged. Seventh suspect (Venezuela-based) charged with money laundering. Badiss B. (alleged mastermind), fled to Morocco before August 8, 2023, directed operation remotely, arrested Tangier June 3, 2025, not yet extradited; Djelloul C., arrested Colombes August 25, 2023, has remained in pretrial detention, suspected of later organizing the Ledger/Balland kidnapping from inside Angers prison using contraband phones. \r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Single attacker posed as Amazon delivery driver, rang at victim's front door. Victim opened without suspicion and was immediately seized by multiple individuals and forced into a stolen van. Driven to undisclosed location. Ransom video of bound, gagged father with automatic weapon to his head sent to TeufeurS. Ransom demand issued.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Victim bound, mouth taped with adhesive, filmed with automatic firearm to head. Held approximately 24 hours. Released without physical injuries the following day.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac1,700,000 in cryptocurrency transferred by TeufeurS to attackers' wallets.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Victim released August 25, 2023. Found by passing motorists, handed to gendarmerie. Suspects identified via CCTV and phone records. Djelloul C. arrested August 25, 2023 in Colombes. Other suspects arrested progressively. Prosecutor's definitive indictment dated December 24, 2025. Le Mans parquet requested assize court referral January 22, 2026, first such referral in a French crypto kidnapping. Investigating judge must confirm referral. Badiss B. arrested Tangier June 3, 2025, awaiting extradition. Same network linked to \u00c9lancourt case (July 20, 2023) and Balland/Ledger kidnapping (January 2025).","theft":1,"url":"https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/pays-de-la-loire/sarthe/le-mans/un-proces-aux-assises-requis-apres-l-enlevement-dans-la-sarthe-du-pere-de-l-influenceur-teufeurs-3286131.html","url_2":"https://www.ici.fr/pays-de-la-loire/sarthe-72/cures/enlevement-du-pere-d-un-influenceur-a-cures-le-parquet-du-mans-requiert-un-proces-aux-assises-contre-le-commando-3869815","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Father of influencer Killian Desnos (alias \"TeufeurS\")","violence_torture":null,"weapons":1,"year":2023},{"country":"France","created_at":"2026-05-28 17:01:12","date":"July 20, 2023","description":"Two men posing as delivery drivers forced their way into the home of a 56-year-old woman in \u00c9lancourt, tied her to a chair, beat her, and filmed the assault to send to her son, a well-known French YouTuber/influencer, demanding \u20ac10 million in cryptocurrency or they would kill her.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":451,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"\u00c9lancourt, Yvelines","month":7,"quarter":"2023-Q3","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victims:** Woman, 56 years old. Mother of a well-known French YouTuber/influencer based in New York. Name not disclosed. \r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Two men, ages 25 and 30. Part of the same criminal network as the Cures/Sarthe case. Both denied the facts during police custody. Arrested September 7 and 13, 2023. Part of the group formed at Bois-d'Arcy prison (2022-2023).\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Two suspects rang the doorbell posing as delivery drivers. Victim opened the door without suspicion. Pushed inside, tied to a chair, beaten while being filmed. Video sent to her son with a \u20ac10 million ransom demand in cryptocurrency threatening to kill her if not paid.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Victim tied to chair. Beaten by both attackers while being filmed. Video of assault used as coercion tool. No injuries beyond bruising reported.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** \u20ac10,000,000 demanded. \u20ac30,000 in Bitcoin and Ethereum extracted and transferred before attackers fled.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Two suspects arrested September 7 and 13, 2023. Both denied facts in police custody. Part of the broader proceedings in the Le Mans assize court referral (December 2025 indictment). 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Tried but failed to drain Gemini account.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":138,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Delray Beach, Florida","month":9,"quarter":"2022-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified couple\n\n**Attackers:** Gang/organized group\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** unknown in jewelry, cash, try to get Gemini account balance\n\n**Status:** Attack prevented/foiled","theft":1,"url":"https://fox5sandiego.com/news/border-report/group-linked-to-9-kidnappings-in-three-states/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Unidentified couple","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2022},{"country":"Canada","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"September 12, 2022","description":"Man held at gunpoint, assaulted and tied up during Bitcoin trade.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":137,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Winnipeg, Canada","month":9,"quarter":"2022-Q3","scenario":"P2P Trade Gone Wrong","summary":"**Victim:** 19 y/o man\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** P2P Trade Gone Wrong - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault, firearms\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** n/a in Bitcoin\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bitcoin-robbery-winnipeg-1.6582916","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"19 y/o man","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2022},{"country":"UK","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"September 6, 2022","description":"3 men, 1 posing as a cop, arrested while attempting home invasion.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":136,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Lincolnshire, England","month":9,"quarter":"2022-Q3","scenario":"Dodged Attack","summary":"**Victim:** 19 y/o hacker\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Dodged Attack\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Arrests made","theft":0,"url":"https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/09/botched-crypto-mugging-lands-three-u-k-men-in-jail/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"19 y/o hacker","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2022},{"country":"India","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"August 7, 2022","description":"3 men trick, abduct, torture realtor for 8 BTC.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":134,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Vrindavan Yojana, India","month":8,"quarter":"2022-Q3","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Arjun Bhargav\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Torture\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 1.3 crore rupees in bitcoin (8 BTC) in Bitcoin\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-three-take-rs-1-3-crore-ransom-in-bitcoins-from-realtor-held/articleshow/93603640.cms","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Arjun Bhargav","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2022},{"country":"Italy","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"August 6, 2022","description":"3 men follow a man home, hold him at knifepoint for BTC.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":133,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Manerba, Italy","month":8,"quarter":"2022-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** 30 y/o broker\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Knife\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** n/a in Bitcoin\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://bits.media/neizvestnye-razgrabili-krupnuyu-mayning-fermu-na-skladakh-pod-moskvoy/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"30 y/o broker","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2022},{"country":"Russia","created_at":"2025-11-17 07:40:30","date":"July ?, 2022","description":"4 armed mask men rob warehouse, steal 100 GPUs. ","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":353,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Kuchino","month":7,"quarter":"2022-Q3","scenario":"Armed Robbery in Public Space","summary":"**Victim:** Vkusvill Supermarket\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 100 million rubles worth of Bitcoin miners\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://bits.media/neizvestnye-razgrabili-krupnuyu-mayning-fermu-na-skladakh-pod-moskvoy/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Vkusvill Supermarket","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2022},{"country":"UAE","created_at":"2025-11-14 09:05:23","date":"July, 2022","description":"Man suffers home invasion, loses ~$50,000 after attempting a face-to-face cash trade to buy bitcoin.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":303,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Dubai, UAE","month":7,"quarter":"2022-Q3","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Asian Investor\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Dh183,000 and three phones in Fiat and phones (part of a special P2P deal)\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/crime/dubai-man-robbed-of-dh183000-lured-after-being-lured-by-fake-bitcoin-deal","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Asian Investor","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2022},{"country":"Japan","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"June, 2022","description":"Son of Mitsubishi Electric CEO + 7 men kidnap, torture gym member for crypto assets.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":130,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Osaka, Japan","month":6,"quarter":"2022-Q2","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Undisclosed\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Torture\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $0.75 million  in Crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://cryptonews.com/news/ex-mitsubishi-electric-ceos-son-charged-with-violent-crypto-theft/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Undisclosed","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2022},{"country":"Malaysia","created_at":"2025-11-14 09:05:23","date":"May 20, 2022","description":"12 men rob aluminum factory, steal 180 Bitcoin ASICs.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":301,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Klang, Malaysia","month":5,"quarter":"2022-Q2","scenario":"Armed Robbery in Public Space","summary":"**Victim:** Factory Owner\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Approximately 180 BTC\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/62020/12-held-over-bitcoin-mining-machine-theft","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Factory Owner","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2022},{"country":"UK","created_at":"2025-11-14 09:05:23","date":"May 1, 2022","description":"Multiple incidents of crypto muggings around London.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":299,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"London, England","month":5,"quarter":"2022-Q2","scenario":"Assault - Mugging","summary":"**Victim:** 4 victims\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Assault - Mugging\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 5,000, 6,000, 28,700, and 10,000 Euros respectively in Multiple cryptos (Ethereum and Ripple confirmed; others unspecified)\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/may/08/crypto-muggings-thieves-in-london-target-digital-investors-by-taking-phones","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"4 victims","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2022},{"country":"UAE","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"May 1, 2022","description":"Six people hit victim, stole his money, watches and jewellery after crypto expert lost millions in trade.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":128,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Dubai, UAE","month":5,"quarter":"2022-Q2","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified man\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 3 expensive watches, diamond ring - worth Dh390,000 and $200,000 (Dh735,600); cash in various\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://gulfnews.com/uae/crime/dubai-cryptocurrency-expert-assaulted-by-investors-for-losing-money-1.88182017","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Unidentified man","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2022},{"country":"UAE","created_at":"2025-11-14 09:05:23","date":"April ?, 2022","description":"9 robbers invaded the office of a bitcoin trader and took over $1,000,000 in cash.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":298,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Dubai, UAE","month":4,"quarter":"2022-Q2","scenario":"Armed Robbery in Public Space","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified trader\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Dh 4 million in Cash (Dh)\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/crime/dubai-dh4-million-stolen-from-bitcoin-trader-9-people-jailed","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Unidentified trader","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2022},{"country":"Sweden","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"April 21, 2022","description":"Couple tied up and beaten, forced to transfer cryptocurrency.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":126,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Norrk\u00f6ping, Sweden","month":4,"quarter":"2022-Q2","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified couple\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** \"A significant amount\" in Crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/ost/par-bands-och-misshandlades-i-hemmet-ranades-pa-kryptovaluta","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Unidentified couple","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2022},{"country":"Poland","created_at":"2026-09-09 14:25:35","date":"March 10, 2022","description":"Sylwester Suszek, founder of the Polish cryptocurrency exchange BitBay, disappeared on March 10, 2022. His last confirmed location was a fuel depot in Czeladz, where he had driven to a business meeting with an associate, Marian W. (Marian Wszolek). His white Porsche Taycan was later found abandoned. His sister subsequently received voice and text messages in which Suszek begged for Bitcoin to secure his release, saying his captors were threatening to cut off his fingers over a debt. ","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":485,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":null,"location":"Czeladz, near Katowice, Silesia","month":3,"quarter":"2022-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victims:** Sylwester Suszek, founder of the Polish cryptocurrency exchange BitBay, which was later rebranded to Zondacrypto. Poland's best-known crypto entrepreneur at the time; press has since called him \"Poland's crypto king\". Missing since 10 March 2022.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Not established. The only person charged is Marian W. (Marian Wszolek), a former business associate and the man Suszek reportedly drove to meet. He was charged with kidnapping and money laundering, has been linked to organised crime, and has himself disappeared. Reporting places kidnapping charges against him by late 2024.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Suszek drove to a business meeting at a fuel depot in Czeladz, near Katowice, and was never seen again. His white Porsche Taycan was later found abandoned. Contact with the family came afterwards, by voice and text message rather than in person.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** No violence is directly evidenced. In the messages sent to his sister, Suszek said his captors were threatening to cut off his fingers over a debt. Whether that threat was carried out, and whether the messages were genuinely made under duress, is not publicly established.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** The messages begged for Bitcoin to secure his release. No amount appears in the available reporting, and no source confirms whether any payment was made. The demand is framed around an alleged debt.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Unresolved after four years. Suszek has never been found and no court judgment has declared him dead; his family is reported to assume the worst. Wszolek was charged and then vanished. Polish prosecutors have merged the missing-person case with an investigation into the exchange's finances.","theft":0,"url":"https://www.kucoin.com/es/news/flash/bitbay-founder-sylwester-suszek-disappeared-in-2022-exchange-rebranded-twice-as-probe-continues","url_2":"https://crypto.news/zondacrypto-collapse-leaves-founder-missing/","url_3":"https://cryptobriefing.com/bitbay-suszek-disappearance-zondacrypto/","url_4":"https://u.today/two-crypto-bosses-vanish-from-same-exchange","url_5":"","victim":"Sylwester Suszek","violence_torture":null,"weapons":null,"year":2022},{"country":"Russia","created_at":"2026-09-09 14:03:17","date":"March ?, 2022","description":"A traffic police officer in Ufa seized detainees' mobile phones during detention procedures, gained access to the encrypted crypto wallets held on those phones, and moved the funds to accounts under his control via a messaging app.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":483,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Ufa, Bashkortostan","month":3,"quarter":"2022-Q1","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victims:** Multiple people detained by traffic police in Ufa, Russia. Neither the number nor any names are given in the available reporting.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** A traffic police officer, not named in the source. Court materials showed no evidence of accomplices and officials stated he acted alone.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** He seized detainees' mobile phones during the course of ordinary detention procedures, accessed the encrypted cryptocurrency wallets stored on those phones, and transferred the balances to accounts he controlled using a messaging app. The abuse of a lawful stop is the whole mechanism: he did not need to break in anywhere, because the phones were handed over as part of a legitimate process.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** The court found he had used physical violence against detainees, alongside abusing his official position. The source gives no further detail on what that violence involved.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** Approximately 20 million rubles, about USD 700,000 at rates cited by the source, in Bitcoin. Court documents established that the detainees did not approve the transfers.\r\n\r\n **Status:** Convicted. Sentenced to **seven years' imprisonment**, stripped of his police rank, and ordered to pay financial compensation to the victims.","theft":1,"url":"https://www.analyticsinsight.net/news/russian-officer-jailed-for-bitcoin-theft-as-market-prices-slide","url_2":"https://x.com/wublockchain12/status/2004759180411031646","url_3":"https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/26017807","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Multiple detainees","violence_torture":1,"weapons":null,"year":2022},{"country":"UAE","created_at":"2025-11-14 09:05:23","date":"March ?, 2022","description":"4 men invade home, tie up man, steal $450K from safe.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":297,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Dubai, UAE","month":3,"quarter":"2022-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** bitcoin trader\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Dh1.7 million in cash\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://www.khaleejtimes.com/crime/dubai-four-men-fined-dh1-7-million-for-stealing-cash-from-bitcoin-trader","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"bitcoin trader","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2022},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"March 30, 2022","description":"Attempted home invasion by 3 armed men; 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Father of eight, Bitcoin millionaire, co-founder of OnFo cryptocurrency platform with brother Richard. Early Bitcoin and Litecoin miner.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Unknown individuals (number and identities not disclosed). Suspected crypto-related kidnapping.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping in February 2022. Victim taken for car ride to bridge location. \r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Zip-tied and restrained. Driven to bridge where he was threatened. Made to feel \"very unsafe\" during ordeal.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** Not specified\r\n\r\n**Status:** Victim released after incident. Never filed police report because believed he was in \"continued danger.\" Kept kidnapping secret to protect those close to him. Brother Richard only learned of incident from mutual friend after John's disappearance in May 2023. 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victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 20M rupees  in BTC\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.ccn.com/pakistan-police-schemed-with-criminal-gang-in-bitcoin-ransom-kidnapping","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Shahid Naseer","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2019},{"country":"UK","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"March 12, 2019","description":"Bitcoin machine stolen during robbery","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":51,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Far Cotton, Northampton, England","month":3,"quarter":"2019-Q1","scenario":"Armed Robbery in Public Space","summary":"**Victim:** Costcutters\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/masked-men-with-weapons-rob-northampton-shop-for-bitcoin-machine-73035","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Costcutters","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2019},{"country":"Netherlands","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"February 10, 2019","description":"Bitcoin trader tortured with drill","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":50,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Drouwenerveen, Netherlands","month":2,"quarter":"2019-Q1","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victim:** Tjeerd H.\n\n**Attackers:** Individuals misusing authority\n\n**Attack Method:** Authority Misuse - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Torture, torture with power tools\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://www.the-independent.com/tech/bitcoin-robbery-torture-cryptocurrency-netherlands-a8807986.html","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Tjeerd H.","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2019},{"country":"South Africa","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"January 17, 2019","description":"13 y old boy kidnapped for crypto ransom, second kidnapping of a girl foiled by the police.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":49,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Mpumalanga","month":1,"quarter":"2019-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** 13y old boy\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** R1.5m in BTC\n\n**Status:** Attack prevented/foiled","theft":0,"url":"https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-01-17-mpumalanga-police-arrest-two-bitcoin-kidnapping-suspects/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"13y old boy","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2019},{"country":"UK","created_at":"2025-11-14 09:05:23","date":"November ?, 2018","description":"The Instagrammer and crypto trader stabbed and robbed after posting his lavish life online","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":273,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Manchester, England","month":11,"quarter":"2018-Q4","scenario":"Costly Fame","summary":"**Victim:** Kieran Hamilton\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Costly Fame - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Stabbing\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** dog worth an estimated \u00a31,000, his Apple MacBook laptop, gold bracelets and a gold wedding ring\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://www.vice.com/en/article/instagram-influencer-robbed-cryptocurrency/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Kieran Hamilton","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2018},{"country":"South Africa","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"November 16, 2018","description":"Bitcoin trader drugged, beaten, and tortured before transferring BTC to attackers","drugs_alcohol":1,"id":48,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Lanseria, South Africa","month":11,"quarter":"2018-Q4","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** Andrew ______\n\n**Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim\n\n**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Torture, physical assault, drugging\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/south-africa-man-tortured-for-bitcoins-in-intensive-care/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Andrew ______","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2018},{"country":"Norway","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"October 31, 2018","description":"Wife of businessman kidnapped for ransom in MNR. Suspicion that the kidnapping was to cover a murder.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":58,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":1,"location":"Oslo, Norway","month":10,"quarter":"2018-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Anne-Elisabeth Hagen\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Murder/homicide\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** \u20ac9m in MNR\n\n**Status:** Victim deceased; investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/26/police-say-abducted-norwegian-woman-anne-elisabeth-hagen-probably-murdered?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1561567155","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Anne-Elisabeth Hagen","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2018},{"country":"Costa Rica","created_at":"2026-02-17 17:01:54","date":"September 24, 2018","description":"Victim abducted at gunpoint after two corrupt traffic police staged a roadside stop to intercept his Porsche in San Pedro, Costa Rica","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":407,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":1,"location":"San Pedro","month":9,"quarter":"2018-Q3","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victims:** William Sean Creighton (\"5Dimes Tony\"), 43, American expat from Bridgeport, West Virginia. Founder & CEO of 5Dimes, one of the most successful offshore sportsbooks of its era. Deliberately maintained no bodyguards, no public photos, and alias-only in company records.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** 12 arrested, 9 convicted. Gang recruited from Creighton's own trusted inner circle at 5Dimes and their family members. Ringleader Jordan Morales Vega, 25, computer engineer. Two corrupt Costa Rican traffic police executed the vehicle intercept.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** Year-long premeditated plot. Corrupt officers staged a traffic stop; four-man team in rented grey pickup simultaneously seized Creighton and transported him to a safe house in La Trinidad de Moravia. Porsche driven away and deliberately crashed to simulate an accident. Next morning family received $5M Bitcoin ransom demand with hard deadline.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Armed abduction, extended detention, murder. Diario Extra reported a video surfaced showing Creighton being tortured; Tico Times (single source, unverified) reported he was killed after recognizing a former employee among the kidnappers. Cause of death not officially disclosed by OIJ.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** $5M in Bitcoin demanded; ~$950,800\u2013$1M paid by wife Laura Varela. Kidnappers went silent immediately upon receipt and fled via Panama and Cuba to Spain. Ransom never recovered or returned to family.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Remains found September 2019 in Quepos cemetery, identified via dental records. 9 convicted May 2022, Criminal Court of Goicoechea. Kidnapping, extortion, aggravated robbery, illicit association, aggravated kidnapping resulting in death. Morales Vega: 65 years; combined sentences: 515 years. Caught via blockchain forensics. Morales Vega opened a Bitcoin wallet from his home IP address, believing crypto was untraceable, allowing OIJ to identify him within days of the ransom payment.","theft":1,"url":"https://ticotimes.net/2022/05/22/killers-of-5dimes-sports-book-convicted-in-costa-rica-court","url_2":"https://www.casino.org/news/costa-rica-court-sentences-5dimes-founders-killers-including-two-cops-to-prison/","url_3":"https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/27633251/american-bookmaker-found-dead-costa-rica","url_4":"https://www.gambling911.com/9-Individuals-Convicted-Murder-5Dimes-Owner.html","url_5":"https://www.technollama.co.uk/a-tragic-tale-of-kidnapping-murder-and-bitcoin","victim":"William Sean \"Tony\" Creighton, CEO of 5Dimes","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2018},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"September 7, 2018","description":"Friends accused of torturing pal to steal his cryptocurrency","drugs_alcohol":1,"id":46,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"New York, New York","month":9,"quarter":"2018-Q3","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** Nicholas Truglia\n\n**Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim\n\n**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence, drugging\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://nypost.com/2018/11/06/friends-accused-of-torturing-pal-to-steal-his-cryptocurrency/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Nicholas Truglia","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2018},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"July 6, 2018","description":"Armed home invasion of Localbitcoins trader","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":45,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Northborough, Massachussetts","month":7,"quarter":"2018-Q3","scenario":"Swatting","summary":"**Victim:** Austin Nedved\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown individual(s) through false police report\n\n**Attack Method:** Swatting\n\n**Violence Used:** Armed police response (false report)\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/northborough-man-pleads-guilty-aiding-romance-and-lottery-schemes-targeting-elderly","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Austin Nedved","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2018},{"country":"Austria","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"June 19, 2018","description":"$250,000 in cryptocurrency taken by robbers posing as postmen","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":44,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Wels, Austria","month":6,"quarter":"2018-Q2","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified\n\n**Attackers:** Individuals misusing authority\n\n**Attack Method:** Authority Misuse - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 210000 in eur\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://de.cointelegraph.com/news/gericht-in-osterreich-beginnt-verfahren-gegen-krypto-rauberbande","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Unidentified","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2018},{"country":"China","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"June 13, 2018","description":"Home invasion of Skycoin architect resulted in theft of 18.88 BTC and 6,466 SKY","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":43,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"China","month":6,"quarter":"2018-Q2","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** \"Synth\"\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Approximately 18.88 BTC\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://bitcoinist.com/skycoin-freezes-funds-staff-take-ceo-hostage/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"\"Synth\"","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2018},{"country":"Italy","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"June 6, 2018","description":"Robbers attempt bitcoin purchase with counterfeit money, beat victims and fire gun, take 50,000 euros","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":42,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Milan, Italy","month":6,"quarter":"2018-Q2","scenario":"P2P Trade Gone Wrong","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified 22-year-old\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** P2P Trade Gone Wrong\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault, firearms\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2018/06/07/news/milano_truffa_bitcoin_soldi_falsi_milano_arresti-198392710/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Unidentified 22-year-old","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2018},{"country":"UAE","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"April 25, 2018","description":"Gang of 10 robbed two brothers of AED 7m ($1.9m) in cash who were looking to buy Bitcoin","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":41,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Dubai, UAE","month":4,"quarter":"2018-Q2","scenario":"P2P Trade Gone Wrong","summary":"**Victim:** 2 unidentified Asian brothers\n\n**Attackers:** Gang of 10 perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** P2P Trade Gone Wrong\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://www.arabianbusiness.com/industries/banking-finance/395302-dubai-gang-steals-aed7m-in-bitcoin-scam","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"2 unidentified Asian brothers","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2018},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"April 11, 2018","description":"Bitcoin buyer shoots robber in self defense","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":40,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Miami, Florida","month":4,"quarter":"2018-Q2","scenario":"P2P Trade Gone Wrong","summary":"**Victim:** Ryan Rice\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** P2P Trade Gone Wrong\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Victim defended self; suspect injured/deceased","theft":1,"url":"https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article208997064.html","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Ryan Rice","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2018},{"country":"Singapore","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"April 8, 2018","description":"Man seeking to buy BTC robbed of $365,000","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":39,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Singapore","month":4,"quarter":"2018-Q2","scenario":"P2P Trade Gone Wrong","summary":"**Victim:** Pang Joon Hau\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** P2P Trade Gone Wrong\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Approximately $365,000\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/two-bogus-bitcoin-brokers-charged-with-365000-cash-robbery-in-singapore","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Pang Joon Hau","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2018},{"country":"Ukraine","created_at":"2025-11-14 09:05:23","date":"March ?, 2018","description":"Miner kidnapped, extorted for $50,000. Kidnappers caught 8 months later.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":272,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Kyiv, Ukraine","month":3,"quarter":"2018-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified Miner\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $50,000 in Crypto\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://ain.ua/ru/2018/11/26/zaderzhali-gryppy-kotoraja-vykrala-majnera/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Unidentified Miner","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2018},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-14 09:05:23","date":"March ?, 2018","description":"2 women invaded home of another woman who had opened a \"Bitcoin account\" in the name of one of the attackers and used it to steal her money.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":271,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Killingly, Connecticut","month":3,"quarter":"2018-Q1","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Undisclosed woman\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/police-dispute-over-bitcoin-account-010918284.html","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Undisclosed woman","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2018},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"March 22, 2018","description":"Robbers douse clerks with pepper spray, steal from Bitcoin ATMs in Irving and Mesquite","drugs_alcohol":1,"id":38,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Irving & Mesquite, Texas","month":3,"quarter":"2018-Q1","scenario":"Armed Robbery in Public Space","summary":"**Victim:** Multiple gas stations\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence, drugging, chemical weapons\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.fox4news.com/news/bitcoin-bandits-target-dallas-county-cryptocurrency-atms","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Multiple gas stations","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2018},{"country":"India","created_at":"2026-01-26 15:25:07","date":"February 1, 2018","description":"Gang kidnapped their primary target: Dhaval Mavani, BitConnect's developer and administrator who allegedly possessed access to over 25,000 Bitcoin.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":398,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Surat, Gujarat","month":2,"quarter":"2018-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Dhaval Mavani, BitConnect administrator and software developer/engineer, resident of Surat. Targeted specifically because he allegedly possessed access to over 25,000 Bitcoin as BitConnect's technical administrator. Primary high-value target after Savaliya kidnapping failed to produce results.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Same group as Savaliya case\u2014Shailesh Babulal Bhatt (mastermind) and 9 accomplices. Nikunj Bhatt (Shailesh's nephew) played key technical role handling actual Bitcoin transfers since Shailesh was not tech-savvy. Other accomplices: Jignesh Marodiya, Kirit Vala, Jignesh Kheni, Umesh Goswami, Bavaji, JK Rajput, Dilip Kanani, Hitesh Jotasana.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** February 1, 2018 (2 days after Savaliya kidnapping began, same day Savaliya released). Kidnapped at gunpoint from Surat area. Held at same farmhouse location used for Savaliya. Gang had refined their approach after first kidnapping.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Held at gunpoint for 3-4 days (February 1-4, 2018) until all cryptocurrency transfers completed. Forced transfers under direct threat of death. Physical detention at farmhouse with armed guards. Threats extended beyond immediate violence\u2014warned never to return to Gujarat after release. Psychological torture through prolonged coercion to access and transfer massive cryptocurrency holdings.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** Total extorted: \u20b9155.21 crore ($24 million USD). Breakdown: 2,256 Bitcoin worth \u20b9131.07 crore ($20.3 million); 11,000 Litecoin worth \u20b99.64 crore ($1.5 million); \u20b914.5 crore cash ($2.1 million) delivered via \"Angadia\" (informal cash courier service common in Gujarat). \r\n\r\n**Status:** Released after forced transfers completed, February 4, 2018. Warned by criminals never to be spotted in Gujarat again. Fled India to Abu Dhabi, UAE shortly after. Red corner notice issued by CID. Deported from UAE back to India July 30, 2019, arriving in Delhi and taken into custody by CID officials. Mavani now faces dual status: witness in kidnapping prosecution AND defendant in \u20b922,000 crore ($3.18 billion) BitConnect fraud case under IPC sections for cheating, breach of trust, criminal conspiracy, plus Gujarat Protection of Investors Deposit Act and Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes Banning Act violations. US FBI actively investigating Mavani since early 2019, seeking victim complaints. Shailesh Bhatt arrested by ED August 2024, currently in custody under PMLA. Prosecution of kidnapping perpetrators ongoing separately from August 2025 life sentence verdict (which applied to corrupt police who kidnapped Bhatt, not Bhatt's kidnapping of Savaliya/Mavani).","theft":1,"url":"https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ed-arrests-2-in-bitconnect-crypto-fraud-case-rs-2170-crore-assets-attached-2856462-2026-01-23","url_2":"https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bitcoin-extortion-case-complainant-now-becomes-an-accused/article23956811.ece","url_3":"","url_4":"","url_5":"","victim":"Dhaval Mavani","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2018},{"country":"Russia","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"February 23, 2018","description":"Crypto investor has face mutilated, robbed of $1M in BTC","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":35,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Moscow, Russia","month":2,"quarter":"2018-Q1","scenario":"Assault - Mugging","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Assault - Mugging\n\n**Violence Used:** Severe mutilation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Approximately $1 million\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/moscow-man-mutilated-and-mugged-for-1-million-in-bitcoin-local-sources-report","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Unidentified","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2018},{"country":"Russia","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"February 26, 2018","description":"Crypto Developer Beaten, Robbed Of 300 BTC","drugs_alcohol":1,"id":34,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Moscow, Russia","month":2,"quarter":"2018-Q1","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Yury Mayorov\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault, drugging\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Approximately 300 BTC\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/russian-crypto-developer-beaten-robbed-of-300-btc-on-moscow-streets","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Yury Mayorov","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2018},{"country":"Taiwan","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"February 21, 2018","description":"Four men assault bitcoin seller & transfer 18 BTC","drugs_alcohol":1,"id":33,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Taichung, Taiwan","month":2,"quarter":"2018-Q1","scenario":"P2P Trade Gone Wrong","summary":"**Victim:** ____ Tai\n\n**Attackers:** Four individuals\n\n**Attack Method:** P2P Trade Gone Wrong\n\n**Violence Used:** Drugging\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/node/1251816/world","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"____ Tai","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2018},{"country":"India","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"February 9, 2018","description":"Police Officers Beat, Extorted 200 BTC from Businessman","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":32,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Amreli, India","month":2,"quarter":"2018-Q1","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victim:** Sailesh Bhatt\n\n**Attackers:** Individuals misusing authority\n\n**Attack Method:** Authority Misuse - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/368846/14-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-in-indian-bitcoin-extortion-case-including-11-police-officers","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Shailesh Bhatt","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2018},{"country":"India","created_at":"2026-01-26 15:13:37","date":"January 30, 2018","description":"Shailesh Bhatt and nine accomplices abducted Piyush Savaliya, a BitConnect employee, by posing as Income Tax Department officers. They held him at a farmhouse in Surat at gunpoint for three days.","drugs_alcohol":null,"id":397,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Surat, Gujarat","month":1,"quarter":"2018-Q1","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victim:** Piyush Savaliya, employee/associate of BitConnect. Worked for the collapsed BitConnect Ponzi scheme platform. Targeted because of his connection to BitConnect and presumed access to recovery of funds or cryptocurrency wallets.\r\n\r\n**Attackers:** Shailesh Babulal Bhatt (mastermind, Surat-based builder who lost \u20b92 crore/~$293,000 in BitConnect) and 9 accomplices: Jignesh Marodiya, Kirit Vala, Nikunj Bhatt (Shailesh's nephew), Jignesh Kheni, Umesh Goswami, Bavaji, JK Rajput, Dilip Kanani, Hitesh Jotasana.\r\n\r\n**Attack Method:** January 30, 2018 (13 days after BitConnect collapsed). Accomplices posed as Income Tax Department officers to gain credibility and compliance. Savaliya kidnapped and transported to a farmhouse in Surat, Gujarat.\r\n\r\n**Violence Used:** Held at gunpoint for 3 days (January 30 - February 1, 2018). Threats and intimidation throughout captivity. Illegal detention in farmhouse. Psychological coercion through impersonation of government officials creating fear of legal consequences.\r\n\r\n**Crypto Stolen:** None directly stolen from Savaliya\u2014he was unable to provide Bitcoin access or recovery assistance that Bhatt sought. However, Bhatt paid Savaliya \u20b934.5 lakh (~$47,700) as bribe for silence and to issue false statement claiming he was never kidnapped.\r\n\r\n**Status:** Released February 1, 2018 after proving unable to help recover funds. Initially covered up kidnapping, filing affidavit in May 2018 denying it occurred and claiming police pressure. Truth revealed when Gujarat CID Crime tracked him down during investigation of Bhatt's own kidnapping by corrupt police. Nikunj Bhatt and Dilip Kanani arrested May 20, 2018; 152 Bitcoin (\u20b98.58 crore) recovered from Kanani's wallet. Investigation ongoing by CID Crime and Enforcement Directorate. Shailesh Bhatt arrested by ED in August 2024 under Prevention of Money Laundering Act; remains in custody. 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victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 100,000 Euros  in BTC, iPhone X, their iPad, Macbook Pro as well as their credit cards and passports.\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://aseannow.com/topic/1020825-russian-gang-steal-bitcoin-worth-millions-from-young-russian-couple-in-phuket-condo-extortion/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Maxsim Latsoka & Anna Nikurina","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2018},{"country":"Russia","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"January 14, 2018","description":"Blogger Who Boasted About Crypto Wealth Beaten and Robbed For $425k","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":25,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Leningrad Oblast, Russia","month":1,"quarter":"2018-Q1","scenario":"Costly Fame","summary":"**Victim:** Pavel Nyashin\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Costly Fame\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical assault\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Approximately $425k\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/russia-blogger-who-boasted-about-crypto-wealth-beaten-and-robbed-for-425k","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Pavel Nyashin","violence_torture":1,"weapons":0,"year":2018},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"January 3, 2018","description":"Convicted felon accused of firing gun inside downtown Milwaukee condo during Bitcoin sale","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":24,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Milwaukee, Wisconsin","month":1,"quarter":"2018-Q1","scenario":"Armed Robbery in Public Space","summary":"**Victim:** \"Dallas\"\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space\n\n**Violence Used:** Physical violence, firearms\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Arrests made","theft":0,"url":"https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/north-dakota-man-arrested-in-mke-after-allegedly-firing-gun-during-bitcoin-transaction-gone-wrong","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"\"Dallas\"","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2018},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"September I, 2018","description":"Home invasion by FBI impersonator who demanded laptop passwords to access cryptocurrency.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":23,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Los Angeles, California","month":1,"quarter":"2018-Q3","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victim:** T.W. (Troy Woody Jr.)\n\n**Attackers:** Perpetrators impersonating law enforcement\n\n**Attack Method:** Authority Misuse - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://krebsonsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/woodyvzort.pdf","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"T.W. (Troy Woody Jr.)","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2018},{"country":"Ukraine","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"December 26, 2017","description":"Bitcoin exchange owner kidnapped & ransomed","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":22,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Kyiv, Ukraine","month":12,"quarter":"2017-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Pavel Lerner\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping for ransom\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $1 million in BTC\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42505261","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Pavel Lerner","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2017},{"country":"Iceland","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"December, 2017","description":"600 Bitcoin ASICs stolen\u00a0and\u00a0Follow-up Story","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":21,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Reykjavik, Iceland","month":12,"quarter":"2017-Q4","scenario":"Armed Robbery in Public Space","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 600 in mining machines\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-heist-iceland-115114815.html","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Unidentified","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2017},{"country":"Turkey","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"November 15, 2017","description":"Gang stole $2.83M in BTC from businessman","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":20,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Istanbul, Turkey","month":11,"quarter":"2017-Q4","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified\n\n**Attackers:** Gang/organized group\n\n**Attack Method:** Authority Misuse\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** $2.83M in BTC\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.dailysabah.com/investigations/2017/11/15/turkish-police-detain-gang-who-stole-bitcoins-worth-283m","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Unidentified","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2017},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"November 4, 2017","description":"Man robbed of $1.8M of ETH","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":19,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"New York, New York","month":11,"quarter":"2017-Q4","scenario":"Kidnapping","summary":"**Victim:** Unidentified\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Kidnapping\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:**  $1.8 million in ETH\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://nypost.com/2018/06/12/trio-of-crooks-busted-in-1-8m-cryptocurrency-heist/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Unidentified","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2017},{"country":"France","created_at":"2025-11-14 09:05:23","date":"October ?, 2017","description":"4 bitcoin traders robbed at gunpoint","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":266,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Toulouse, France","month":10,"quarter":"2017-Q4","scenario":"Home Invasion","summary":"**Victim:** Multiple\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Home Invasion - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Firearms\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Approximately 4 BTC\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.20minutes.fr/toulouse/2180483-20171203-toulouse-quatre-jeunes-sequestres-forces-transferer-bitcoins","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Multiple","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2017},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"October, 2017","description":"\"Discount Bitcoin Bandits\" committed 5 robberies at gunpoint","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":18,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Los Angeles, California","month":10,"quarter":"2017-Q4","scenario":"Armed Robbery in Public Space","summary":"**Victim:** Multiple victims\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators\n\n**Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space\n\n**Violence Used:** Firearms\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://da.lacounty.gov/sites/default/files/press/042618_Discount_Bitcoin_Bandits_Charged_with_Robbing_Would-Be_Buyers.pdf","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Multiple victims","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2017},{"country":"USA","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"October 16, 2017","description":"Bitcoin developer SWATted & extorted","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":16,"kidnappings":0,"life_taken":0,"location":"Durham, North Carolina","month":10,"quarter":"2017-Q4","scenario":"Swatting","summary":"**Victim:** Jameson Lopp\n\n**Attackers:** Unknown individual(s) through false police report\n\n**Attack Method:** Swatting\n\n**Violence Used:** Armed police response (false report)\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":0,"url":"https://www.cbs17.com/news/durham-man-says-enemies-called-911-to-report-false-hostage-situation/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Jameson Lopp","violence_torture":0,"weapons":1,"year":2017},{"country":"Ukraine","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"September 4, 2017","description":"Man held and tortured for $50k in Bitcoins. He managed to send an SOS alert and take a picture of one of the attackers. They fled when they realized.","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":15,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Kyiv, Ukraine","month":9,"quarter":"2017-Q3","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** Alexey Sherstne\n\n**Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim\n\n**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Torture\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** 10-12 BTC in BTC\n\n**Status:** Suspects fled the scene","theft":0,"url":"https://www.obozrevatel.com/kiyany/crime/v-kieve-iz-parnya-vyibivali-bitcoin-na-summu-pochti-50-tyis-doll.htm","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Alexey Sherstne","violence_torture":1,"weapons":1,"year":2017},{"country":"Japan","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"June 17, 2017","description":"Woman strangled, attacker takes 100,000 yen worth of BTC","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":14,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":1,"location":"Gifu, Japan","month":6,"quarter":"2017-Q2","scenario":"Malicious Invitation - SocialEng","summary":"**Victim:** Miyuki Noda\n\n**Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim\n\n**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Murder/homicide\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed\n\n**Status:** Victim deceased; investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan/nagoya/aichi-cops-accuse-pair-of-dumping-nagoya-womans-corpse-in-shiga/","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"Miyuki Noda","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2017},{"country":"UAE","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"March 14, 2017","description":"3 Emiratis pose as cops, kidnap victims and rob them of 25 BTC","drugs_alcohol":0,"id":13,"kidnappings":1,"life_taken":0,"location":"Dubai, UAE","month":3,"quarter":"2017-Q1","scenario":"Authority Misuse","summary":"**Victim:** 3 Indian Bitcoin traders\n\n**Attackers:** Perpetrators impersonating law enforcement\n\n**Attack Method:** Authority Misuse - victim kidnapped\n\n**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation\n\n**Crypto Stolen:** Approximately 25 BTC\n\n**Status:** Investigation ongoing","theft":1,"url":"https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/crime/3-fake-dubai-cops-kidnap-traders-to-rob-bitcoins","url_2":null,"url_3":null,"url_4":null,"url_5":null,"victim":"3 Indian Bitcoin traders","violence_torture":0,"weapons":0,"year":2017},{"country":"Brazil","created_at":"2025-11-13 05:44:45","date":"February 26, 2017","description":"After months of preparation, wife of crypto exchange owner was kidnapped for ransom. 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