A family in France was victims of an armed intrusion and kidnapping, with 700k euros worth of crypto assets looted

According to French media reports, on the morning of April 20 local time, a serious "crypto asset targeted robbery" occurred in Ploermel, France: two masked gunmen broke into a residence, took control of a family of five (including two children and two elderly people), and tied them up for several hours, ultimately coercing the victims to transfer approximately 700k euros in cryptocurrency.
The incident took place in a residential community in broad daylight, with the suspects clearly "prepared" and having full knowledge of the victims' crypto holdings. Police initially judged this case as a typical new crime pattern of "offline violence + on-chain transfer," that is, using threats to force the victims to reveal private keys or authorize transfers.
It is noteworthy that members of the victim family work in the crypto industry or are an important reason for this targeted attack. The case is still under investigation, and the suspects have not yet been arrested.
This incident once again highlights that, amid the increasing popularity of crypto assets, "physical world attacks" (such