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France is tackling a crypto kidnapping wave denting its image (apnews.com)
4 points by rawgabbit 11 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


> Larchevêque said the last 12 months saw 50 attacks around the world targeting people involved in cryptocurrency. Of those, 14 were in France, he said.

I'm personally aware of more than one successful "crypto-robbery" (meatspace, physical violance or credible-threat-of) not included in those numbers and not in the news. Be careful out there, everyone.




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