A "wrench attack" incident has occurred again in France, where three masked men armed with guns broke into a home and stole a USB drive containing encrypted data

On Monday night, three masked men broke into a residence in Manosque, France, threatening a woman with a gun and stealing a USB drive containing her partner's cryptocurrency data. According to the French newspaper Le Parisien, the incident occurred at a home on Cherry Field Path in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region.

The attackers threatened the victim with a handgun and slapped her, then stole the USB drive and fled the scene. It is reported that the victim was unharmed and managed to escape and call the police within minutes. Local police have opened an investigation, with the case being handled by the local criminal investigation department and the national police regional headquarters. Last year, security company Casa's Chief Technology Officer Jameson Lopp recorded over 70 violent attacks related to cryptocurrency in its public database, with France becoming a hotspot for such violent crimes in Europe, with more than 14 related cases.

Cybercrime consultant David Sehyeon told Decrypt, "The baseline level of criminal activity in France is relatively high, and the cryptocurrency wealth held by entrepreneurs, traders, and public figures is quite visible. Coupled with the growth of local expertise in digital assets, these factors together create a breeding ground for more speculative and organized cryptocurrency-related crimes."