Four teenagers in Houston, Texas, were charged Thursday for attacking and tried to fly Bitcoin and Ethereum to a unique influencer from the beginning of March. Kaitlyn Siragusa, known online as “Amouranth”, slept in her house in the northwest of Houston when three men burst into her room and demanded the cryptocurrency, reported Fox 26. Siragusa had previously published on social networks a screenshot of more than $ 20 million on cryptocurrency sales, according to the New York Post.
The three men would have screwed up the pistol FOX. The Bureau of the Harris County District’s Country District identified the three men on Friday as being in demand Morris Jr., 17 years old; Dylan Nesho Campbell, 18; And Bryan Anthony Salazar Guerrero, 19. Officials also identified a 16 -year -old as a suspect.
“They brought adhesive tape and masks and were armed with handguns”, Siragusa poster on X.
The assault and attempted theft are only one of a series of recent attacks against individuals with known crypto holders.
At the end of January, French police jumped into action after a group of criminals in kidnapped David Balland, co -founder of the developer of crypto equipment, and his wife, demanding a ransom in Bitcoin. The French authorities, however, found the kidnappers and saved the couple. Balland’s wife was found unscathed, but the co -founder of the big book cut her finger in the event. The Paris prosecutor’s office said the police arrested 10 people who were part of the kidnapping.
And in February, six men were accused in a federal affidavit of investigation of having kidnapping three family members and a nanny of a town house in Chicago, according to the Chicago tribune. The criminals released the victims after forcing the family to present more than $ 15 million in cryptocurrency.
Crypto leaders and wealthy cryptography owners note. Some hire bodyguards to protect themselves from the alleged attackers, according to Cable. And others are purchase “Key” insurance or policies designed to ensure individuals if they are victims of a cryptographic flight by physical force.
“In general, the best things that bitcoinders can do to stay safe is to stay private,” said Jameson Lopp, a famous early bitcoiner, said Fortune. “The goal should be to avoid becoming a target,” he said. “Do not talk about talking about your Bitcoins farms. Do not display your wealth online or in the meat space. Do not engage in risk activities such as trades face to face with great value. »»
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