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Co-founder of Ledger was kidnapped and then released by the GIGN - Bastille - Jan 23, 2025
Just saw that on the french news, maybe as the company is french as well as the co-fonder named David Balland
The only video I found so far in english is this one :
French video of the public prosectur of paris, I used the transcription, resumed and translated on ChatGPT :
Spoiler (Click to View)
RE: Co-founder of Ledger, was kidnapped and then released - Hackers - Jan 23, 2025
wow, not surprised, but man - that's crazy!
People in these positions need private security for sure.
RE: Co-founder of Ledger, was kidnapped and then released - Klonopin - Jan 23, 2025
Very interesting, did they try to ransom?
RE: Co-founder of Ledger was kidnapped and then released by the GIGN - Bastille - Jan 23, 2025
(Jan 23, 2025 01:56 PM)nodes Wrote: wow, not surprised, but man - that's crazy!
People in these positions need private security for sure.
Definitely, it seems that they were well organized and it wasn't their first time. But justice in France is shit, not surprised they were free and planing other crimes
(Jan 23, 2025 02:09 PM)Klonopin Wrote: Very interesting, did they try to ransom?
Yes, I've translated the transcription of the video (in the spoiler) :
Quote:The kidnappers contacted one of the co-founders of Ledger to demand a ransom.
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Part of the ransom was paid in cryptocurrency, but nearly all of it was traced, frozen, and seized.
RE: Co-founder of Ledger was kidnapped and then released by the GIGN - Hackers - Jan 23, 2025
(Jan 23, 2025 02:22 PM)Bastille Wrote: Definitely, it seems that they were well organized and it wasn't their first time. But justice in France is shit, not surprised they were free and planing other crimes
Crazy that they let him go, you would think at that level of kidnapping they may just off someone at the end of it all.
I need to watch the full video still though, maybe they tried.