A family in Vendin-le-Vieil, in the Pas-de-Calais department near Lens, was held captive and tied up inside their own home, according to BFM. Four suspects remain at large, the outlet reports.
The father of the family works in the cryptocurrency sector, BFM reported. According to CNews, roughly €40,000 in cryptocurrency was taken during the incident. Le Figaro and La Voix du Nord also repor
The reports, published Sunday, September 20, 2026, describe a home invasion in which the family was restrained while the offenders sought the cryptocurrency holdings. The accounts from the French outl
The case adds to a pattern of home invasions in France in which attackers target people believed to hold cryptocurrency, though the reporting reviewed here does not establish a link to any other incid
What to watch next: whether authorities in Pas-de-Calais identify or arrest the four suspects, and whether investigators confirm how the attackers learned of the family's cryptocurrency holdings.
A family near Lens was held captive for about three hours and robbed of €40,000 in cryptocurrency, according to French m