There are so many of them. While some of have been lucky to not be killed in the process but only had their bitcoins stolen, others have lost their lives and injured.
He has been freed according to reports from
BloombergA co-founder of French crypto wallet startup Ledger SAS who was kidnapped in central France has been released, the Paris prosecutor’s office said in a statement. David Balland was taken from his home in the early hours of Tuesday and freed on Wednesday night after a police operation. The criminals demanded the payment of a substantial ransom in cryptocurrency, the prosecutor’s office said.
I don't know if he paid any ransom or not but his release comes as a great news.