Politico announced that cryptocurrency entrepreneurs and their families in France will receive increased security measures in the midst of a recent growth of kryptographic kidnappings.
According to The reports of May 16 include priority access to police emergency lines, home safety assessment and security of French law enforcement agencies to ensure that the best practices are followed.
France Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau introduced security measures as a wider effort to counteract the last wave of attacks.
“These repeated kidnappings of professionals in the cryptographic sector will fight specific tools, both direct and short -term to prevent, discourage and hinder to protect the industry.”
Chaeting authorities’ officers will also undergo “anti-icrypal training and asset training,” Retailleau noted.
Retailleau met with several local leaders from the cryptocurrency industry to discuss the funds after three incidents of kidnappings related to crypt in recent months.
Two poruva and unsuccessful attempt in France this year
The last incident took place on May 13, when the attackers tried to abduct their daughter and grandson Pierre Noizat, general director of the French Paytmium cryptographic platform. Fortunately, they managed to repel the attack that took place in broad daylight.
The local police said that the attackers tried to force a couple to a waiting van, but her daughter Noizat managed to remove one of the weapons from the attacker and throw her away.
In the heart of Paris, the man was violated by people with a hood, dressed in black. They tried to remove it. A man was created, a fire extinguisher to scare them away. →https://t.co/p0qv6pr40v pic.twitter.com/9f4r2gi7ho
– Le Figaro (@le_Figaro) May 13, 2025
On May 3, the police in Paris freed the father of the cryptographic entrepreneur, who took place for several days in connection with the kidnapping department of EUR 7 million (7.8 million dollars).
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In January, the co -founder of the Crypto Ledger hardware portfolio supplier, David Ballland, was abducted from his home in Central France in the early January 21. He was kept in captivity until the police surgery on January 22 secured his release.
Drawback he said At the beginning of this week, he believes that the incidents were probably related.
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Since 2014, there are over 150 incidents related to cryptographic or kidnapping, and 23 of these incidents occurred in 2025. According to To the Github database run by Bitcoin Cypherpunk Jameson LOPP.
Race excellent Many of these criminals usually identify future victims through social media posts, public conversations, meetings and conferences.
He strongly advises peer-to-peer transactions, especially with people you don’t trust-he gets wealth in social media and wearing cryptocurrency brand clothing.
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