Crypto millionaire data leak sparks three home invasions at wrong French address
A quiet corner of the Somme became the unlikely scene of a crypto millionaire data leak gone wrong, after a French couple who had simply bought a house found themselves face-to-face with intruders who clearly had the wrong address. According to local reporting relayed by The Block, the pair were hit with three separate home invasion attempts in under a month, all because the previous owner’s tax records and home address had surfaced on the dark web.
Key takeaways
- A French couple in the Somme bought a home once owned by a crypto millionaire, unaware it would turn them into a target.
- The previous owner’s tax details and address leaked onto the dark web, apparently pointing attackers toward the wrong front door.
- Attackers attempted three home invasions in under a month, mistaking the new owners for the departed crypto millionaire.
- An Amiens court sentenced two men for their role in the third attempted break-in.
- The case echoes a wider trend: Chainalysis says France has become a hotspot for violent “wrench attacks” on crypto holders in 2026.
Mistaken Home Invasions After a Crypto Millionaire Moved Out
The trouble started the moment a couple in the Somme closed on a property that had once belonged to a crypto millionaire, unknowingly inheriting an address criminals still considered valuable. What should have been an ordinary rural home purchase instead put them in the path of attackers chasing money that no longer lived there.
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