2026-04-21 06:59:51 UTC

Inside the 'fake police raid' that forced a $1M Bitcoin transfer

A fake police raid enabled a $1 million Bitcoin robbery, exposing the rise of wrench attacks and the shift from digital hacks to physical crypto threats.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-coercion-attack-fake-police-raid

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