In Picardie, the section de recherches d’Amiens is investigating a series of violent assaults linked to cryptocurrency extortion attempts targeting families, often based on stolen or erroneous personal data. In Arvillers, a resident was targeted four times between late December and mid-January for a wallet containing only 300 euros, an amount the aggressors never recovered. Files circulating on underground markets continue to threaten the same victims, as successive teams use outdated data to strike again. In France, these assaults have lasting consequences: nighttime fear, psychological support and sometimes forced relocations for the families involved. France unfortunately holds the record for being the most exposed country to this type of criminality in the world.
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