France Arrests Six in Crypto Ransom Kidnapping of Magistrate, Mother
French authorities recently arrested six suspects accused of kidnapping a magistrate and her mother in a cryptocurrency ransom scheme. Targeting Cryptocurrency Wealth French prosecutors announced Feb. 8 that six suspects...
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