US Charges Trio In Brutal Crypto Wrench Attack Campaign

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 […]


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