Telegram CEO links 41 French crypto kidnappings to tax data leak

Telegram founder Pavel Durov warned on X that 41 crypto-related kidnappings have occurred in France over the past four months. He attributed the incidents to an employee within the French tax authorities who passed information on crypto holders to criminal organizations and leaked large-scale tax data. Durov added that amid this situation, the state is also demanding the identities and private messages of social media users, cautioning that an increase in collected data would lead to more victims.