Violent 'wrench attacks' targeting crypto holders are on the rise. Learn about this alarming trend, real cases, and how to ...

Carturan’s ordeal was one of the latest in a spate of “wrench attacks”, which include so-called “crypto kidnappings”, combining high-tech cybertheft with old-fashioned thuggery and have been taking ...

Crypto kidnappings surge globally as criminals use violence to steal digital assets. Learn how attackers identify targets, ...

Two Florida juveniles were charged last month in Las Vegas Justice Court with close to a dozen felonies each after allegedly stalking and extorting a Las Vegas cryptocurrency businessman.

Authorities in France have charged 25 individuals, including minors, in connection with the kidnappings and attempted ...

French authorities charged 25 suspects in a series of crypto-linked kidnappings targeting high-profile figures, as concerns ...

Wrench attacks are on the rise thanks in part to cryptocurrency’s move into mainstream finance, Phil Ariss of the crypto ...

A surge in violent attacks on crypto holders is driving insurers to develop kidnap and ransom policies tailored for digital asset investors.

The recent case of an Italian tourist who was kidnapped in New York City and tortured by people allegedly after his ...

A second man has been indicted in New York after being charged with kidnapping a man for three weeks in Manhattan's upscale ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jeff John Roberts, finance and crypto editor at Fortune magazine, about the increase in so-called "wrench attacks" on cryptocurrency holders.

A recent double-digit rise in crypto-exchange hacks and a wave of brazen crypto-executive kidnapping attempts – with the latest taking place in broad daylight on the streets of Paris – has put ...