It’s unsurprising that executives are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals. What is rather unusual is that they’re now learning martial arts to protect themselves.
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The boundary between digital and physical risks is becoming increasingly blurred.
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More and more organizations are reporting targeted attacks against executives.
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Many organizations currently offer self-defense training for executives.
We’re not short on news about the kidnappings in the crypto world. In the video below, you can see a failed attempt by several masked men to kidnap the family of Pierre Noizat, the co-founder and CEO of Paymium, a French crypto trading platform running for over a decade.
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undefined Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) May 13, 2025
undefinedModern Franceundefined this morning as armed kidnappers attack and attempt to kidnap relatives of a crypto currency entrepreneur in the centre of Paris in broad daylight. pic.twitter.com/RdNB2anCgS
It happened in broad daylight in Paris. No wonder the crypto community is getting increasingly worried. Should other rich people or those of influence be concerned, too?
One study reveals that the boundary between digital and physical risks is becoming increasingly blurred.
A survey of 586 security professionals in the US by the Ponemon Institute, sponsored by a security company, BlackCloak, revealed more and more organizations are reporting targeted attacks against executives, with deepfakes, the impersonation of trusted contacts, and urgent demands for payments being among the most commonly deployed tactics.
Furthermore, executives are getting increasingly worried that what began as a digital attack could cause physical harm. Half of the respondents believe executives to be a target of a physical attack in the future.
But what’s even more interesting is that 63% of respondents claim their organization currently offers self-defense training for executives.
According to the report, there has been a sharp increase in attacks that exploit various flaws in C-suite homes since 2023. Criminals are actively seeking ways to steal intellectual property and breach executives’ home networks.
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