Alena Vranova, founder of Satoshilabs, warned of increasing wrench attacks, physical attacks and abduction against Bitcoin (Btc) and crypto holders in an attempt to steal their private keys.
“Every Sunday, there is a Bitcoiner, at least one in the world, who is kidnapped, tortured, surrounded, and sometimes worse,” Vranova said The audience at the Baltic Honeybadger 2025 Conference in Riga, Latvia.
He warned that even small crypto investors may be on the radar of violent criminals looking for the target. He added:
“What seems to be just a problem for Bitcoin OGS is not really the case. We’ve seen cases of kidnappings for a small $ 6,000 amount of crypto, and we’ve seen people killed $ 50,000 in crypto.”
The increase of Wrench attack against crypto holders was a disturbing trend, with physical attacks against the bitcoiners in 2025 on the track to Double the worst year in the recordPress Personal Salvation of Safety From investors, developers, and industry executives.
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Centralized data leaking exacerbates the threat of wrench attacking
Data leaks from Centralized Crypto exchange, which collects sensitive user information under Know-your-customer (KYC) Requirements, and other centralized software providers collecting client data, allowing violent criminals to target crypto holders and their families.
“We currently have more than 80 million Bitcoiner and Crypto user identities to leak online; 2.2 million from those containing home addresses,” Vranova said.
These attacks are linked to bitcoin prices, and the frequency of attacks is rising in bull markets, he added.
In May, Crypto Exchange Coinbase revealed a data violation that Leak the information of a small subset of Coinbase customers, which includes home addresses and other recognition information.
In June, a Report From Cybernews with uncovered databases containing more than 16 billion leaked -swinging credentials from platforms such as Apple, Facebook, and Google.
Password leaks negatively affects crypto holders.
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