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A 74-year-old man in Voiron said kidnappers held him for 16 hours and demanded €3 million in crypto from his son. In a separate case, abductors seized a woman and her 11-year-old son in Burgundy and demanded $400,000 in cryptocurrency. French authorities said crypto-related kidnappings have risen sharply since 2025, with anti-organized crime prosecutors already handling 13 cases this year. France is facing a sharper and more violent wave of crypto-linked kidnapping, with recent cases showing that attackers are not only targeting investors but also their parents, spouses, and children. A 74-year-old man abducted in January in Voiron, southeastern France, has described how kidnappers held him for 16 hours and tortured him in an attempt to force his son to hand over €3 million in cryptocurrency. The victim said three men stormed his home at around 6 a.m., beat him immediately, and told him they had come for crypto access codes after claiming his son was a millionaire. The man said his captors cut his finger and cheek, staged suffocation scenes using a large plastic bag, and recorded videos to pressure his son into paying. No ransom was paid. Police arrested three suspects, aged 19 to 23, after the victim was released in a forest later that night. They now face charges including torture or barbaric acts. New Burgundy Case: Kidnappers are Targeting Families Another case this week followed a similar pattern. Armed and masked attackers entered a home in the Yonne area of Burgundy, tied up the father, stole cash, jewelry, small silver bars, and a firearm, then abducted the mother and the couple’s 11-year-old son. Prosecutors said the group demanded a $400,000 cryptocurrency transfer. The father managed to alert authorities after freeing himself. Investigators tracked the hostages to a hotel room in Boissy-Saint-Léger, near Paris, and rescued them…

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