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Crypto ‘wrench attacks’ surge as thieves use violence to steal digital assets

Digital crypto crimes and scams have long been the norm, but physical robberies of cryptocurrency are seeing a sharp rise.

Early one morning in November, a man posing as a delivery driver rang the buzzer at a home in San Francisco’s Mission District.
However, this person had come with seriously bad intentions, police said, as he pulled a gun, tied up one of the residents… [5441 chars]

Source: The Street | Published: 2026-01-02T21:58:30Z

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