A crypto-linked home invasion in France puts a crypto worker under police protection

Three masked men tied up a couple in their 60s and demanded cryptocurrency at their Mont-de-Marsan home early Thursday, in the second of two crypto-linked home invasions in France’s Landes region since August. Investigators believe the intended target was their son, who works in the crypto sector and has been placed under police protection. Key takeaways The Mont-de-Marsan attackers stole a laptop and mobile phone. Police believe the couple’s crypto-sector son was the intended target. CertiK counted up to 33 of 52 global wrench attacks in France during the first half of 2026. A second crypto-linked home invasion in Landes The Mont-de-Marsan assault follows an August case in Rion-des-Landes, where attackers kidnapped a couple at home and demanded access to their bitcoin .

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