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Over 100 Physical Attacks Against Bitcoin Holders And Infrastructure Recorded Since 2014

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There have been at least 100 physical attacks against Bitcoin holders or infrastructure facilitating BTC transactions, a recent list documenting all recorded attacks on June 12 shows. The list records all known physical attacks on BTC holders or facilities, including crypto ATMs, as early as 2014.

Over 100 Recorded Physical Attacks Against Bitcoin Holders

The list published on GitHub, a public code repository, and shared by Bitcoin supporter Jameson Lopp, the chief technical officer of Casa, shows that the first recorded attack on BTC was in 2014 when Hal Finney fell victim. Finney was one the first supporters of Bitcoin who was also in touch with Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious founder of the cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin Price On June 12| Source: BTCUSDT On Binance, TradingView

According to circulated news on that day, Finney was “SWATed” after months of online harassment. Being “SWATed” is a cybercrime where the attacker reports a false crime to the police. The SWAT team responds and invades the alleged perpetrator’s home only to discover that the caller had lied about the crime.

In 2014, an unknown person attacked Finney and demanded 1,000 BTC in exchange for not releasing his personal information. Finney failed to pay, and the ransom attacker released his home address to the public while calling the police to say that the Bitcoin supporter wanted to kill himself. This was months before Finney passed away in August 2014.

Another notable event happened in 2015 when thieves in the Netherlands stole two Bitcoin ATMs. Two years later, in 2017

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Author: Dalmas Ngetich

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