Feb 09, 2026
Six Arrested in France After Cryptocurrency Ransom Kidnapping of Magistrate
Crimecrypto industry threatscrypto ransomCryptocurrency KidnappingCryptocurrency Securitydigital currency crimeFrance crimeLedger kidnappingLyon prosecutor
TLDR: French police arrested six suspects, including a minor, following a 30-hour cryptocurrency kidnapping Magistrate and mother escaped by alerting neighbor; no ransom paid to cryptocurrency kidnappers France experiencing pattern of crypto-linked kidnappings targeting industry professionals Previous victims include Ledger co-founder David Balland who had finger severed by kidnappers French authorities arrested six suspects [...]
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