- An entrepreneur informed police he was tortured by masked robbers focusing on his bitcoin hundreds of thousands, Spanish media reported.
- Zaryn Dentzel, cofounder of Spanish website Tuenti, was attacked at his Madrid residence.
- He was tied, sure, and gagged earlier than the assailants fled along with his passwords.
An entrepreneur has claimed to police he was tortured for hours by masked robbers who entered his residence in an obvious try to steal hundreds of thousands of euros in bitcoin, in accordance with Spanish media.
American Zaryn Dentzel is the cofounder of Tuenti, a social community as soon as hailed as “the Spanish Fb.”
In accordance with studies by El Espanol, Europapress, and El Pais this week, all citing police sources, Dentzel informed police {that a} gang of 4 to 5 males stormed his flat in Madrid, Spain at about 3 P.M. native time on Tuesday, October 9.
In accordance with his account, the lads lined the safety cameras in Dentzel’s condominium earlier than they tied, sure, and gagged him and sprayed one thing in his eyes. The 38-year-old was then pressured to disclose the passwords to his financial institution accounts and digital wallets that saved cryptocurrency price “tens of hundreds of thousands of euros,” per El Espanol.
Dentzel stated the gangsters beat him and slashed him throughout the chest with a knife whereas taking pictures him with a Taser gun a number of instances.
The assault was reported to have taken place over a four-hour interval.
Other than Dentzel’s password, his assailants reportedly made off with gadgets together with laptops, telephones, and a USB drive.
In accordance with El Espanol, police have been alerted to the assault by a neighbor who heard shrieks for assist coming from Dentzel’s flat. Witnesses close by reportedly stated they noticed a bunch of masked males escaping to the road whereas clutching luggage.
In accordance with El Pais, Madrid’s Policia Nacional are main the investigation and dealing to corroborate Dentzel’s account. No arrests have but been made. El Espanol, citing police sources, stated the gang’s makes an attempt to steal any of Dentzel’s cryptocurrency have been unsuccessful.
Cryptocurrency-related theft has persistently hit the headlines. Insider’s Jason Ma reported that the FBI is warning that criminals are more and more utilizing cryptocurrency ATMs and QR codes to trick individuals into handing over their cash.
Final month, a Coinbase consumer misplaced $11.6 million in beneath 10 minutes after falling for a fake-notification rip-off, Insider’s Kevin Shalvey reported.
