The Nancy Guthrie update matters for investors. Roads near her Arizona home were closed, an SUV was towed, and a federal search followed as part of an FBI investigation. ABC reports no verified ransom contact and FBI-recovered Nest doorbell camera footage of a masked suspect. This spotlights smart-home security adoption and cloud forensics, plus rising crypto-extortion risks linked to Bitcoin hoax mentions. For Australians holding US tech like GOOGL or crypto such as BTCUSD, we map the market read-through and next steps.

Smart-home forensics moves to the front

ABC highlights a rare lack of verified ransom contact and FBI-recovered Nest doorbell camera footage tied to a masked suspect, reinforcing how cloud-stored evidence can drive…