A group of masked men broke into the home of a middle-aged Swedish couple in Rönninge, south of Stockholm, with the intention of stealing their Bitcoin holdings. The invasion was violent. The episode has drawn attention to the rising number of robberies in Sweden that involve cryptocurrencies. Although one of the victims’ injuries was not considered life-threatening, they were nonetheless taken to the hospital by ambulance helicopter.
After keeping a careful eye on these instances, Eric Wall, a board member of the StarkNet Foundation, believes that this attack represents a worrying trend of Bitcoin-related robberies in the nation. Two well-known Södertälje residents involved in the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency scene were the targets of similar house invasions last month by masked, armed individuals.
The apparent connection between these incidents and the victims’ recent public conversations about Bitcoin, which frequently involved live-streamed podcasts or mentions on social media, raises questions regarding the security and privacy of those working in Sweden’s cryptocurrency market. The ease with which personal information, such as residence addresses and tax records, may be accessed in the nation is a significant element in many cases. Since this data is available to the general public, it is simple for would-be thieves to target victims. The Swedish police have linked these robberies to a potential Bitcoin robbery group after recognising the similarities in their methods of operation. Although there have been no arrests in relation to these instances, investigations are still ongoing.
