Gunpoint Robbery + Targeted Home Invasion: French Family of Five Robbed, €700,000 in Cryptocurrency Stolen

BlockBeats News, April 22, According to French media, on the morning of April 20 local time, a violent "crypto asset targeted robbery" incident occurred in Pouladamezzo, France: Two masked gunmen broke into a residence, held and bound a family of five (including two children and two elderly) for hours, and ultimately coerced the victims to transfer approximately €700,000 worth of cryptocurrency.

The incident took place in broad daylight in a residential community, and the suspects appeared to be well-prepared, with a full understanding of the victims' cryptocurrency holdings. The police preliminarily determined that this case is a typical instance of a new type of crime involving "offline violence + on-chain transfer," where private keys or transfer authorization are forcibly obtained through physical threats.

It is noteworthy that the family members who were victims are engaged in work related to the cryptocurrency industry, which may have been a significant factor in this precisely targeted crime. Currently, the case is still under investigation, and the suspects have not been arrested.

This incident once again highlights that in the context of the increasing popularity of crypto assets, "physical world attacks" (such as kidnapping and home invasion) are becoming new security risks, and individual asset security is no longer limited to online protection.