US software developer, Jacob Irwin-Cline, was drugged and robbed in London, losing $123,000 in XRP and BTC.
Irwin-Cline was drugged by a fake Uber driver who stole access to his crypto holdings using coercive tactics.
The attacker drained approximately $72,000 in XRP, $50,000 in Bitcoin, and smaller amounts of other altcoins from Irwin-Cline's wallets.
This incident reflects a concerning trend of rising physical attacks targeting individuals holding cryptocurrencies, with authorities investigating the case.