Russian crypto miner held hostage on Christmas day
A Russia n crypto miner was reportedly kidnapped on Christmas day and was told he would be framed for drug Crime s if a 15 million ruble ($164,000) ransom wasn’t paid. The events were reported by Russia n news outlet Ren TV. The 23-year-old was kidnapped outside his home in Izhevsk and bundled into a car by three men, reports say. The kidnappers drove to an unknown location before calling the victim’s brother on Telegram, demanding over 15 million rubles in exchange for his freedom. The men reportedly threatened to frame the victim by planting drugs and handing him over to the police if the brother failed to comply. According to the outlet, one of the kidnappers is said to have known the hostage personally. The car used to carry out the kidnapping may have also been stolen, as it appears to be registered to a pensioner living in Perm. Ontario ‘crypto king’ allegedly held ransom by investor who lost $740K Read more: ‘Crypto millionaire’ found dead in Ozarks was inv...