Tom Hagen, the wife of the Norwegian Millionaire was
kidnapped in the 31st October in 2018. Kidnappers left with a note demanding
$10.3 Million in the security and privacy cryptocurrency Monero.
According to the report which has been revealed, 68-year-old
Anne Elizabeth Falkevik Haven went missing around 20 weeks ago. The police came
to know with a demanded note of a ransom and threatened to kill her otherwise.
The police made the investigation since November last year. The police
department asked for some of the information and tips as there is no sign of
the Elizabeth after the kidnapping.
The police suspect that the kidnappers are just for the Tom
Hagen wealth, as he is one of the wealthiest and richest man. He is a real
estate owners and also owns around 80% stake in the Elkraft which is an energy
company in Norway.
The kidnappers as of now have demanded $10.3 which is around
the 1% of the entire capital market of the Monero. It is as of now currently
priced at the $55 and is the 13th largest cryptocurrency across the globe.
Why are the Kidnappers Demanding Monero?
As nowadays the crypto community simply hates to admit,
cryptocurrencies especially the ones which are having more number of safety and
privacy features to make it much easier for the kidnappers to demand the
ransom. The primary challenges for the kidnappers are not just the kidnapping
but to get the money in the form of cryptocurrency successfully.
It is easy deal with the cryptocurrencies as there is not
any other third party medium for the same. But just like any other technology,
Monero or any other privacy-focused cryptocurrencies are not just the evil in
the way people use them. Moreover, criminals are the first one who is using the
latest cryptocurrencies to get proves their potential for future aspects.