Three masked men broke into the home of a couple in their 60s in southwestern France, restrained the pair and demanded cryptocurrency before fleeing with a laptop and mobile phones. The 63-year-old husband sustained a head injury during the attack.

The home invasion took place in Mont-de-Marsan, in the French department of Landes, and was reported on October 22, 2026. The intruders entered the property during the early morning hours, reportedly around 3 a.m., and threatened the occupants while attempting to obtain cryptocurrency.

Investigators are working to determine whether the couple was targeted because of their son, who works in the cryptocurrency industry. The son has since been placed under police protection, and the three suspects remain at large.

No cryptocurrency transfers have been confirmed, and the value of the stolen electronic devices has not been disclosed.

Police Probe Possible Link to Couple's Son

After entering the house, the attackers restrained both residents and demanded access to cryptocurrency holdings. The husband suffered a head injury during the confrontation, though the severity of his injuries has not been publicly established. The intruders ultimately escaped with a laptop and phones.

Detectives are examining whether the family's connection to the crypto sector played a role in the selection of the victims. The couple's son is receiving police protection while authorities continue their search for the suspects. As of October 22, no arrests had been made and no property had been recovered.

The theft of the electronic devices also leaves open questions about whether the attackers obtained access to cryptocurrency wallets, account credentials or other sensitive information. Authorities have not established that any digital assets were successfully stolen. Because the suspected link to digital assets runs through a family member's profession rather than the couple's own holdings, the case illustrates how attackers have extended these crimes beyond identified investors.

France Confronts Another Crypto-Linked Home Invasion

The Mont-de-Marsan attack is the latest in a series of violent robberies and attempted kidnappings directed at cryptocurrency investors, industry employees and their relatives across France.

On September 20, four masked intruders held a family captive in Vendin-le-Vieil, northern France. The attackers tied up a couple and their two children, assaulted the father and forced him to transfer approximately €40,000 in cryptocurrency.

Earlier, in February, three armed suspects targeted Binance France President David Prinçay in an unsuccessful home invasion. The group also attacked another household before police arrested the suspects in Lyon.

In May, the wife of The Sandbox co-founder Sébastien Borget was the target of an attempted kidnapping near Paris. Neighbors intervened as masked attackers tried to force her into a vehicle, and two suspects were subsequently arrested.

The latest attack occurred in the same department where another couple was abducted in August by criminals seeking access to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Two suspects were later arrested in connection with that case. Taken together, the cases have targeted investors, exchange executives and relatives of industry workers across the country, and in several of them arrests followed only after the attacks took place.

In the Mont-de-Marsan case, police have not disclosed the identities of the attackers, whether they knew the victims personally or how they obtained the family's address. The investigation remains open, with the stolen laptop and phones the only publicly identified proceeds. The immediate questions are whether arrests follow and whether investigators confirm any cryptocurrency movement connected to the intrusion.

Source: Crypto Adventure