Of the total number of attacks, eight took place in France. Two attacks were carried out in Brazil, and one each in the US, Indonesia and Thailand, reports RBC.
Six incidents took place in June. A popular Brazilian crypto blogger was abducted from his Porsche on the street and forced to transfer $3,000 worth of cryptocurrency, but he later managed to escape. Four incidents occurred in France, mostly involving attempted break-ins. In the US, three armed men attempted to rob a couple on the street.
Four attacks were recorded in July. In Bali, a group of armed men abducted Russian crypto investor Artem Ivanov and, as he stated, forced him to transfer assets worth $5 million to them. In Brazil, two men disguised as police officers abducted an 18-year-old crypto blogger, who transferred around $150,000 to them. In Thailand, a British tourist was attacked, whilst in France another group of robbers attempted to break into the home of the same couple targeted in June.
There were three attacks in August, all of them in France. One couple were abducted from their home and tortured. The police managed to prevent one attack on a woman in her flat after receiving a tip-off about an impending attack. In the third case, three robbers broke into a man’s home and beat him, but he eventually managed to escape.
Experts believe the rise in the number of attacks on cryptocurrency users may be linked to the compromise of their personal data. According to Chainalysis estimates, since the start of 2026, victims of physical attacks aimed at stealing cryptocurrency have already lost more than $30 million.
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