Why wrench attacks continue to rock crypto industry just two months into new year – DL News
- 11 attacks on investors have already been reported in 2026.
- So-called wrench attacks are extremely violent.
- The rise in attacks coincides with the prevalence of digital assets among investors.
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If violent attacks on crypto investors were a key trend in 2025, the new year suggests more of the same.
Not even two months into 2026, there have already been eleven so-called wrench attacks on investors and their inner circles, according to Jameson Lopp’s GitHub records.
Lopp is the co-founder and chief security officer of the self-custody crypto wallet, CasaHODL.
And the stories are gruesome.
In France, a couple and their two children were beaten and tied up…
