France Now Accounts for 70% of Global Crypto Wrench Attacks — 41 Kidnappings in 2026 Alone!

Approximately 70% of all global crypto-related "wrench attacks" — physical extortion and kidnapping of digital asset holders — are now occurring in France, according to analyst Joe Nakamoto. The country has recorded 41 kidnappings so far in 2026, a pace of roughly one every 2.5 days. Nakamoto links the surge directly to risks created by centralized KYC data breaches, which expose wallet holders' identities to organized criminal networks.

French national prosecutor for organized crime Vanessa Perrée confirmed that 88 individuals have been charged in connection with these cases — a figure that underscores how systematically criminal groups have begun targeting crypto holders as a category rather than opportunistically.