Crypto Kidnappings 2025: Record-Breaking & Barbaric
Published: 2025-05-20
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Published: 2025-05-20
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2025 is projected to be a record year for wrench attacks globally, based on data up to mid-May.
"based on Jamson Lop's incident log 2025 looks set to be a record year for wrench attacks around the world"
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2025 is predicted to be a record year for wrench attacks globally, surpassing 2023 (21 incidents) and 2024 (28 incidents).
"based on Jamson Lop's incident log 2025 looks set to be a record year for wrench attacks around the world"
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The number of wrench attacks has increased from 21 in 2023 to 28 in 2024, with 18 incidents already recorded by mid-May 2025.
"there were 21 entries in 2023 and 28 in 2024 but the first 4 and a half months of 2025 already has 18 entries and counting as of mid-May"
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France is contributing significantly to the rise in wrench attacks, with 18 incidents recorded in the first 4.5 months of 2025, compared to 28 in all of 2024 and 21 in all of 2023.
"there were 21 entries in 2023 and 28 in 2024 but the first 4 and a half months of 2025 already has 18 entries and counting as of midmay and needless to say France is doing much of the heavy lifting in this regard"
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France is significantly contributing to the rise in global wrench attacks in 2025.
"France is doing much of the heavy lifting in this regard"
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Organized crypto-related crimes, such as kidnappings for ransom, tend to increase when cryptocurrency markets are performing strongly.
"organized crypto ransom crimes tend to take place when the markets are running at their hottest"
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The speaker questions the effectiveness of KYC and AML regulations, suggesting that data breaches like Coinbase's could lead to increased violent crime against crypto holders, questioning if privacy is a greater good.
"how many people will become victims of violent crime as a result of the Coinbase breach and how many crypto holders have to become victims before privacy and anonymity start to look like a greater good than KYC and AML"
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The number of reported crypto kidnappings decreases when cryptocurrency prices decline.
"as prices slipped so too did the number of crypto kidnappings making the headlines"
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Jamson Lop's log of wrench attacks, including 43 cases of hostage-taking and ransom demands since 2014, indicates a correlation between market performance and criminal activity targeting crypto holders.
"we can actually see this from a log of wrench attacks reported in English language news media maintained by Jamson Lop a co-founder and chief security officer of Bitcoin security provider Casa lop has recorded 232 incidents since 2014 including 43 cases involving hostage taking and ransom demands"
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During the November-January bull market, there were 21 recorded wrench attacks, while the February-April market correction saw only 11 such incidents, highlighting the market's influence on crime.
"LOP recorded 21 wrench attacks during the 3-month bull market from November through January and just 11 during the 3-month market correction from February through April"
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In the first two weeks of May, three new wrench attack incidents were logged, with two of them being kidnappings in Paris, coinciding with Bitcoin's resurgence.
"the first two weeks of May saw three new entries into the log two of which were kidnappings in Paris"
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Customer databases held by crypto exchanges, due to KYC regulations, are easily accessible to criminals who can use this information to identify and locate potential victims for crimes like kidnapping.
"the resulting customer databases now maintained by crypto exchanges are so easily accessible by criminals who can buy and sell information for identifying and locating new victims"
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