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Another crypto wrench attack happened, this time in Thailand. Three armed men broke into a luxury home near Pattaya and forced a Chinese man with Turkish citizenship to transfer around $820,000 in crypto. They also stole cash and three luxury watches...
KYC: Know Your Customer or Kill Your Customer? The DAC8 directive came into force on January 1, 2026. All crypto-asset service providers operating in the EU must collect and transmit detailed data on their users to national tax authorities: name, sur...
According to a CertiK Skynet report on Wrench Attacks in 2025, there was an increase in 2025 compared to 2024, especially in Europe.A $5 Wrench Attack is a physical attack directed at a person (violence, intimidation, kidnapping) to force them to han...
In the field of digital security, the term “$5 Wrench Attack” clearly indicates that even the most complex cryptographic systems can be compromised by simply spending $5. The name comes from a hypothetical situation in which an attacker manages to by...
