Security Roundup: Texas Brothers Admit $8 Million Coerced Crypto Heist as Enforcement Posture Hardens

A kidnapping and extortion case underscores the physical attack surface around self-custody, while exploit trackers continue to record protocol drains.

Two brothers in Texas have pleaded guilty to federal robbery charges after prosecutors said they kidnapped a Minnesota family and forced the transfer of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency. According to the US Attorney's Office for the D…