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Severed Fingers and Wrench Attacks: A New Era in Crypto Crime

2025/6/20
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The most well-known cryptocurrency thefts involve online hacks) or phishing attempts via text messages). But WSJ's Sam Schechner) has been reporting on a new wave of violent crypto thefts: wrench attacks). Brutal physical attacks against the crypto elite are on the rise. Annie Minoff) hosts. 

Further Listening:

-Pig-Butchering: A Texting Scam With a Crypto Twist

-How North Korea’s Hacker Army Stole $3 Billion in Crypto)  

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