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Crypto 'wrench attacks' on the rise, with victims' family members increasingly at risk: CertiK

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The Block Editorial
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Crypto security firm CertiK estimates that victims have lost approximately $101 million from crypto wrench attacks in the first four months of 2026. If the trend continues at this rate, that equates to hundreds of millions of dollars lost for the full year 2026. 

Wrench attacks, a term used in the cybersecurity space for physical assaults and extortion attempts that can overcome even the…

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