Jameson Lopp: Armed robbers steal $820,000 in cryptocurrency in Pattaya home invasion

Jameson Lopp: Armed robbers steal $820,000 in cryptocurrency in Pattaya home invasion
Robbers steal $820,000 in crypto in Pattaya

Jameson Lopp, board member at Casa, reports that three armed robbers broke into a luxury home in Nong Prue, Pattaya, Thailand, early Tuesday morning. The assailants took cash and Rolex watches and forced a foreign victim to transfer cryptocurrency valued at around $820,000.

Lopp has tracked incidents involving physical threats for cryptocurrency, launching an interactive dashboard cataloging 360 Bitcoin wrench attacks. He has previously reported on a bitcoin-related attack in Mexico that resulted in a fatality. These incidents highlight ongoing risks for asset holders targeted in both theft and extortion cases.

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