US Indicts Trio for Crypto Wrench Attack Campaign and Robbery

US Indicts Trio for Crypto Wrench Attack Campaign and Robbery

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A federal grand jury in San Francisco has charged three Tennessee men with conspiracy to commit robbery and kidnapping. Prosecutors allege the group executed a series of 'wrench attacks,' a method involving physical threat or harm to compel victims to hand over cryptocurrencies, resulting in the theft of at least $6.5 million.

US Charges Trio In Brutal Crypto Wrench Attack Campaign

A federal grand jury in San Francisco has indicted three Tennessee men on charges that include conspiracy to commit robbery and kidnapping after prosecutors say the group carried out a series of wrench attacks — crimes where victims are physically threatened or harmed to force them to hand over crypto — stealing at least $6.5 million.