$11 Million Crypto Theft in Broad Daylight Is Latest in Increasingly Common $5 Wrench Attacks

In the quiet hum of a San Francisco morning, a routine knock at the door quickly turned into a nightmare of coercion and irreversible loss, as a man posing as a harmless delivery driver gained entry to a home in the Mission Dolores neighborhood through the simple ploy of requesting a signature to receive a package.

What followed was a brazen escalation with a gun drawn, duct tape binding the resident, and demands that included unlocking access to $11 million worth of crypto assets. The…