{"id":19305,"date":"2025-06-28T12:37:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T10:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/28\/online-hacks-to-offline-heists-crypto-leaders-on-edge-amid-increasing-attacks\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T12:37:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T10:37:49","slug":"online-hacks-to-offline-heists-crypto-leaders-on-edge-amid-increasing-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/28\/online-hacks-to-offline-heists-crypto-leaders-on-edge-amid-increasing-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Online hacks to offline heists: crypto leaders on edge amid increasing attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Industry figures are seeing beyond the \u2018illusion of invisibility\u2019 after series of investor kidnappings<\/p>\n

Cryptocurrency traders such as Mohammed Arsalan are prepared to watch their online assets expand and explode if they miss the right moment, making or breaking their fortunes in just minutes. All in a day\u2019s work on the internet. Offline, though, they have found themselves less equipped for the consequences of affluence. A string of kidnappings has plagued the industry over the past year and left traders across the globe paranoid, fearful and keen to invest in physical security measures.<\/p>\n

Arsalan grew up working class in Karachi, Pakistan. He hustles in any setting. At 14, he started a business exporting T-shirts overseas. By 17, the pandemic swept it all away. Inside, online and penniless, the booming world of Bitcoin beckoned him.<\/p>\n

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\nIndustry figures are seeing beyond the \u2018illusion of invisibility\u2019 after series of investor kidnappings
\nCryptocurrency traders such as Mohammed Arsalan are prepared to watch their online assets expand and explode if they miss the right moment, making or breaking their fortunes in just minutes. All in a day\u2019s work on the internet. Offline, though, they have found themselves less equipped for the consequences of affluence. A string of kidnappings has plagued the industry over the past year and left traders across the globe paranoid, fearful and keen to invest in physical security measures.
\nArsalan grew up working class in Karachi, Pakistan. He hustles in any setting. At 14, he started a business exporting T-shirts overseas. By 17, the pandemic swept it all away. Inside, online and penniless, the booming world of Bitcoin beckoned him. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Industry figures are seeing beyond the \u2018illusion of invisibility\u2019 after series of investor kidnappings Cryptocurrency traders such as Mohammed Arsalan are prepared to watch their online assets expand and explode if they miss the right moment, making or breaking their fortunes in just minutes. All in a day\u2019s work on the internet. Offline, though, they …<\/p>\n

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