In brief
- A 32-year-old man has been indicted in Nancy over a so-called “wrench attack” targeting a crypto holder.
- The man was one of three who allegedly posed as police officers to attack a couple in a bid to steal $20,000 in cryptocurrency.
- The attack followed a January data breach at French crypto tax platform Waltio that affected 50,000 users.
Three men allegedly posed as police officers to attack a couple at their Nancy home, attempting to steal their cryptocurrency portfolio after obtaining their personal information from a breached crypto platform, Le Parisien reported.
A 32-year-old man from Vaujours (Seine-Saint-Denis) has been indicted in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) over the attack, and charged with attempted extortion with a…
