Paris Kidnap Bid Highlights Crypto Data Security Risks
- French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau met privately with crypto executives on Friday to address recent kidnapping attempts in Paris targeting cryptocurrency entrepreneurs and their families.
- The meeting followed a failed daylight kidnapping attempt Tuesday against the daughter and grandson of Pierre Noizat, CEO of Bitcoin exchange Paymium, which added to earlier high-profile ransom cases this year.
- Retailleau announced new security measures including enhanced collaboration with police, priority emergency access, home security checks, and specialized briefings by elite units for crypto professionals.
- Noizat cautioned that the situation is only beginning to worsen without intervention, while Ledger co-founder Eric Larchevêque emphasized that both entrepreneurs and France’s reputation face significant risks, reflecting growing anxiety within the industry.
- The escalating kidnappings pose major challenges to France's efforts to promote tech innovation and threaten both crypto industry safety and political stability ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
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