Crypto Investor’s Family Targeted in Violent Home Invasion Amid France’s Rising Crypto-Related Crime Wave
Armed assailants stormed a cryptocurrency investor's residence in Verneuil-sur-Seine, binding and assaulting the family before fleeing with undisclosed digital assets. The Friday night attack marks the 14th such incident in France's escalating crypto-targeted crime spree.
Three gunmen forced entry around 8 p.m., repeatedly beating the investment firm executive and his wife before restraining them and their children with cable ties. The victims eventually freed themselves and alerted authorities, though perpetrators remain at large after escaping toward the local train station.
Investigators reveal criminal networks are exploiting government tax databases to identify crypto holders, following the June 2025 arrest of a tax official accused of leaking financial data through France's 'Mira' tax software system.
