Government officials and experts say there have been dozens of recorded crypto-related abductions globally over the past year; France saw five in recent months
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Wall Street Journal: Government officials and experts say there have been dozens of recorded crypto-related abductions globally over the past year; France saw five in recent months  —  As bitcoin soars, investors and executives are taking their swollen digital wallets offline for safety.  Criminals are coming after them, violently.

  • meme_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    5·
    7 days ago

    And always remember kids: no matter how good your cryptography or your passwords, a determined guy with a blowtorch and a hammer can get to anything :)