$5 wrench attacks appear to be on the rise in the crypto community
Security expert warns that individuals known to work in crypto are susceptible to becoming targets of extortion-related crimes. Normally, the only way to access one's crypto funds is through their private key, which, thanks to advances in cryptography, would take nothing less than an advanced futuristic quantum computer to decipher. That said, mafias and gangs have managed to think outside the box. Instead of wasting their efforts on breaking the underlying cryptography, they've turned their attention to targeting crypto owners, themselves.A $5 wrench attack is when someone finds out you....
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