Daily Digest Online

A Russian couple was tortured and killed in the United Arab Emirates after being kidnapped by criminals attempting to steal an estimated £380 million from their cryptocurrency accounts, in a case that underscores the lethal dangers shadowing the digital asset world. A harrowing kidnap-for-ransom plot targeting cryptocurrency wealth has ended in a double murder in the United Arab Emirates. The victims, Russian nationals Roman and Anna Novak, were lured to a resort near Hatta under false pretenses before being abducted, tortured, and killed, according to international reports and UAE police. The couple, parents to two young children, were targeted by assailants posing as potential investors. After their abduction, the kidnappers subjected them to torture in an attempt to force the disclosure of access codes to crypto wallets reportedly containing £380 million. Forensic investigations later revealed those wallets were empty. The case took a dark turn when the victi...