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The men demanded that the couple transfer cryptocurrency, with instructions relayed by a fourth offender on a video call
Armed robbers broke into a home near Birmingham, threatened a pregnant woman at knifepoint, and walked away with cryptocurrency worth potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars because they already knew exactly where to look. Your public wallet address may be telling strangers more than you realize.
The couple, who want to remain anonymous, describe the attack as "horrific".