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French Police Arrest Six After Magistrate Kidnapped in Crypto Ransom Case

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French Police Arrest Six After Magistrate Kidnapped in Crypto Ransom Case

In brief

  • Authorities detained six suspects, including a minor, after a magistrate and her mother were abducted and later escaped.
  • Prosecutors said kidnappers demanded crypto as a ransom and threatened mutilation, but no payment was made.
  • The case adds to a rise in crypto-linked “wrench attacks,” with France emerging as a focal point, Decrypt was told.

French police have arrested six people after a magistrate was kidnapped and held for several hours in a case authorities say involved a crypto ransom…

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