In France, a family was attacked at home in September by individuals who bound them and forced a transfer of 40,000 euros in crypto assets. The father, an IT worker in the crypto industry, does not know how the attackers identified him. The same month, Trezor revealed that a data breach at one of its shipping providers had exposed the information of over 80,000 customers, illustrating how a database linking a physical address to crypto ownership creates a critical vulnerability. According to Chainalysis, violent attacks on crypto holders caused losses of over $30 million in the first half of the year, with total exposure estimated at $107 million. France recorded over 70 crypto-related incidents since January 2026, and over 40% of these incidents targeted a relative of the holder rather than the holder himself.
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