US EditionCrypto CEO's Daughter and Toddler Escape Violent Kidnapping Attempt in Paris
- On Tuesday at 08:20 local time in Paris's 11th district, a group of four masked individuals assaulted a couple and their two-year-old child in an attempted kidnapping.
- The attackers targeted the daughter and grandson of the CEO and co-founder of French cryptocurrency exchange Paymium amid a series of similar crimes.
- The woman's husband defended the family despite repeated head blows, the pair shouted for help, and passersby intervened, causing the kidnappers to flee in a white van.
- The family received hospital treatment for light injuries, the attackers abandoned a replica air gun, and police assigned the Brigade de Répression du Banditisme to investigate.
- This failed kidnapping highlights growing risks to crypto figures in France and prompted Interior Minister Retailleau to plan a security meeting to protect the industry and families.
202 Articles
202 Articles
At 8.20 a.m. on Tuesday, in the wealthy 11th arrondissement of Paris, just as families accompany their children to school, three hooded and armed men come down from a white delivery van and try to kidnap a woman who walks down the street with her two-year-old son. At that time, the father throws himself on the ground and stands between them, receives several blows to the head and a neighbor with an extinguisher appears on the scene to finish dri…
Ars Technica
technewstube.comAfter latest kidnap attempt, crypto types tell crime bosses: Transfers are traceable
Masked men jumped out of a white-panel van in Paris this week, attempting to snatch a 34-year-old woman off the street. The woman's husband fought back and suffered a fractured skull, according to France24. The woman continued resisting long enough for a bike shop owner named Nabil to rush out swinging a fire extinguisher, which he hurled after the departing van as the attackers finally fled. The entire altercation was captured on video. The wom…
Abductions or attempted kidnappings, kidnappings, ransom requests... Directors of cryptocurrency companies or their relatives have been targeted in recent weeks. The main players in the sector are received, Friday 16 May, at the Ministry of the Interior. The professor of economics and finance at the University Paris-Dauphine, Jérôme Mathis, explains why the holders of digital assets are targeted by the criminals.
Crypto Exchange CEO's Daughter, Grandson Targeted in Paris Kidnap Attempt
The daughter and grandson of a French crypto exchange CEO were targeted in a failed kidnap attempt, adding to the growing number of crypto-related kidnapping cases in the country, France 24 reported on Tuesday.A video widely shared on social media showed the attempt, in which three masked men wrestled the woman and another person to the ground in Paris. A shop owner intervened, waving a fire extinguisher, and the attackers gave up, driving off i…
France: Daughter Of Crypto CEO, Her Husband And Toddler Brutally Assaulted In 'Paris Kidnapping Attempt'
A violent masked gang in Paris, France, reportedly attacked the daughter of a Crypto CEO and her 2-year-old child, in an attempted kidnapping -- with video footage capturing the incident.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 36% of the sources are Center
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
Ownership
To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage
