French Tax Agent Allegedly Sold Personal Data of Crypto Users to Criminals
A French tax agent, identified as Ghalia C. in French media reports, has been accused of accessing and selling sensitive information from internal French tax authority databases. Criminals are said to have then used this data in at least one violent home assault on a prison officer and his wife, stemming from a dispute over smuggled mobile phones in a prison cell.
Ghalia also queried details on those known to be involved with crypto who would be suspected of having substantial holdings of digital cash, potentially setting them up for “$5 wrench attacks” where thieves use physical force to force irreversible transfers of bitcoin, stablecoins, or other types of digital assets. In addition to traditional crypto…
