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Story: France’s Crypto Kidnapping Crisis Puts The Sandbox Co-Founder’s Family at Risk

By Jean-Luc Maracon

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What a "Wrench Attack" Actually Means. The term "wrench attack" sounds almost cartoonish, but the reality isn't.

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Law Enforcement and the Crypto Community Respond. Local authorities are investigating the incident. Details on arrests or suspects haven't been made…

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A Broader Pattern Taking Shape. France isn't alone in facing this. Similar incidents have been reported across Europe and beyond.

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France is dealing with a serious and worsening problem. Criminals are going after crypto executives and their relatives — not through hacking, not through phishing — but with…

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The latest incident involved an attempted kidnapping targeting the wife of a co-founder of The Sandbox, one of the most recognized names in blockchain gaming.

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The term "wrench attack" sounds almost cartoonish, but the reality isn't. It refers to using physical coercion — threats, violence, or outright abduction — to force someone into…

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France has become something of a focal point for these incidents. The country's crypto scene has grown fast over the past several years, producing a wave of founders, investors,…

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The Sandbox co-founder's wife wasn't targeted randomly. Whoever planned the attempt knew exactly who she was and what her family's connection to the crypto industry meant in…

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Local authorities are investigating the incident. Details on arrests or suspects haven't been made public, so it's unclear how far along the investigation is.

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Within the crypto community, the reaction has been a mix of alarm and a kind of grim recognition. Many people already knew this threat existed.

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See also: GitHub Hackers Want $50K for Stolen Repos and Crypto Developers Are Now Scrambling

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Calls are getting louder for crypto executives and their families to adopt much more serious personal security measures.

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And it's not just executives. Families are targets too. The Sandbox incident makes that clear.

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What's not unclear is the core vulnerability. Crypto's defining feature — that it's decentralized, bearer-asset style wealth that can be transferred instantly and pseudonymously…

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See also: Butter Bridge Hack Mints 1 Quadrillion MAPO Tokens, Wiping Out Nearly a Third of Token Value

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