The daughter and grandson of one of the CEO of French exchange was targeted in a failed kidnapping attempt, adding to the increasing number of kidnappings related to encryption in the country, France 24 It was mentioned on Tuesday.
A wide video clip on social media showed an attempt to wrestle with three masked men and another person on the ground in Paris. The owner of a store entered, waved a fire extinguishing, the attackers surrendered, and driving in two trucks waiting. France identified 24 encryption exchange as Paymium.
The attack follows earlier – success – kidnapping in the country. In January, David Ballard, a co-founder of the developer of Crypto-Wallet, was ransom. Hijacked From their home. In May, the French millionaire father was kidnapped for encryption and rescue a few days later. Four suspects were arrested at the time, BBC mentioned. Each of the men was with a clip.
Interior Minister Bruno Ritayo said on Wednesday He plans to meet with French projects to encrypt to discuss how to protect them After increasing the kidnappers targeting the wealthy with encryption relations in France. The Paris Prosecutor Office inaugurated an investigation, Reuters mentioned.
“These units were inside law enforcement agencies already considered some of these people who suffer from this in kidnappings,” said Jonathan Levin, CEO of Chainalysis on Wednesday in response to a question about kidnapping all over the world. “I think the message needs to go out there that these payments can be tracked.”
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