Overview

• Three masked men attempted to kidnap the daughter and grandson of Paymium's CEO on Rue Pache in Paris’s 11th Arrondissement on May 13, but were thwarted by the child’s father and bystanders.
• The attackers, who wielded blunt objects and an airsoft gun, fled in a van later found abandoned nearby; all three victims sustained minor injuries and were hospitalized.
• The Paris prosecutor's office has tasked its Brigade de Répression du Banditisme with investigating the case as part of a series of crypto-related kidnappings in France this year.
• This incident follows two earlier kidnappings in 2025, including cases involving ransom demands and physical mutilations targeting cryptocurrency executives and their families.
• Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has announced a meeting with cryptocurrency industry leaders to discuss enhanced security measures for individuals at risk.