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Gart

Private alert app and Physical security training for freedom advocates, crypto hodlers and their families and teams.

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2026-10-12 16:54:30 UTC

France is now the #1 country with the most publicly reported cases.
Including this one, 15 attempts were unsuccessful.
We break down the 46 cases that happened in 2026 so far on our database https://gart.io/stats
#crypto #opsec #security
#nevent1q…0lgn

2026-10-09 15:18:06 UTC

The one giving the orders is not the one getting their hands dirty.
The pattern:
- France, Oct 2025: three masked men in the house, the organizer directing them by live video call from abroad.
- Brentwood, California, Dec 2025: two men on site, a third voice on speakerphone through a voice modulator.
- Mulhouse, March 2026: trio in the house, fourth man on the phone walking them through the transfer.
... and more.
Twice this year in France they didn't even have the right house. The list they were working from was years old.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/dc6ce732bce53abb9363724aa9eb1446eff7269573f86356670c15397c215d2a.mp4
40 attempts in our database failed.
An alarm went off, neighbourgs called the police, cameras, dogs... in several of these cases, those were the difference between failure and success.
If you use your cards right, you can dodge them too, or become too hard to get.
We help people improve their security posture.
https://gart.io/training

2026-09-14 14:55:11 UTC

In January this year, a streamer in Sweden was beaten and doused in gasoline by attackers who were sure he was rich in crypto. He had none.
Months after, he came out to tell the story.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/2c26e8b9e99b763320cd50a2a213e187488c7e14ecd435b9b3a322be117a68c1.mp4
They picked him for one reason: he was visible, and visible looks rich.
Your balance can stay private. Your public profile usually can't. What would a stranger reading yours guess you're worth?

2026-09-11 18:27:25 UTC

Attackers don't act on what you hold.
They act on their guess at it, built from leaked databases, breach dumps, and whatever you show in public.
On 24 August, 2026, in Jouy-en-Josas, France, three men broke into a 47-year-old's home at dawn, tied and gagged him, and beat him for about two hours for his crypto codes.
They were sure he held close to EUR 6 million. His wallets held about EUR 3,000.
The men at the door were working from bad data. What in your public footprint is feeding someone else's guess?
Full report:
https://gart.io/stats#case-47-y-o-male-france-august-24-2026

2026-08-05 04:06:39 UTC

Today, LIVE webinar about Gart app.
Join to share your feature requests, ask questions and see what is upcoming in our development.
2pm UTC
#nevent1q…ucss

2026-08-05 04:02:48 UTC

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Hm that's strange, we've tested this on multiple devices and couldn't reproduce. Could you please shake phone when that happens and send us a report + attach a log? We will investigate.

2026-07-28 18:40:58 UTC

Attackers need your money to move right now.
Two setups put a key, or a clock, in the way. We show you both tomorrow.
Multisig means it takes more than one key to move your funds. One threatened person is not enough. A timelock means the money cannot leave until a set time passes.
Nothing goes on the spot.
Gart Webinar: Multi-signature Wallets & Timelocks.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 2 PM UTC.
Hosted by @npub1klk…x3vt Hillebrand from Sound Money Solutions.
Free, one hour, live questions.
#nevent1q…q3px

2026-07-28 18:40:51 UTC

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Good news, we already support signing in with a signer like Amber.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/1a1f9ce99362b94299b48cec71678ae0dd377de5c60ee31ffb88dc5071dfb7e6.jpeg
We also built it so you're not stuck approving every signature at exactly the wrong moment. Gart uses a small separate identity for in-app actions, signing them in the background, so your real key stays put in Amber and nothing slows you down.
Give it a try and let me know if Amber connects well for you.

2026-07-23 13:40:29 UTC

A wrench attack runs on one assumption: that one person, under enough pressure, can move everything.
Multisig takes that apart.
No single signer can send the funds, so no single person can be forced to. A time-locked key cannot sign yet, so there is nothing in it to take today.
None of this makes you less of a target, but it removes the single point they can break.
On July 29, we walk through building custody with no single point of coercion.
Gart Webinar: Multisig wallets and timelocks,
Held by the Sound Money Solutions team, led by @npub1klk…x3vt Hillebrand.
July 29, 2:00 PM UTC. Limited seats.
Register: https://gart.io/event/gart-webinar-multi-signature-wallets-timelocks-12/register

2026-07-21 16:46:42 UTC

If your safety app got breached tomorrow, what would the attacker walk away with?
For most, a year of your movements, your contacts, your daily pattern.
For Gart, nothing. No KYC, no central server, no location history. Nothing to seize and nothing to sell.
On August 5 we'll tell you how that works, and why we built it that way.
Webinar: the Gart app.
Free session, live Q&A, with our founder and the team who built it.
August 5, 2 PM UTC.
Limited spots.
https://gart.io/event/webinar-the-gart-app-15/register

2026-07-07 15:42:54 UTC

Picture the person you'd leave your coins to trying to reach them without you in the room.
They don't know if the seed is on paper or steel, whether it's whole or split, or which drawer even holds the right device.
Everything you did to keep it safe from a stranger now works against the one person you meant to have it.
Session 4 of our free Digital Security Webinar Series works through it: Backup & Inheritance Strategies
In partnership with and hosted by the
Sound Money Solutions team, led by @npub1klk…x3vt Hillebrand.
What we'll cover:
- Redundancy that adds copies without adding single points of failure
- Where backups live, and who can reach them
- An inheritance path that triggers without exposing keys early
- Recovery that holds up
July 15th.
Limited seats.
Register:
https://gart.io/event/gart-webinar-backup-inheritance-strategies-11/register

2026-07-02 15:52:38 UTC

The most predictable thing you do all day is arrive home.
Same spot, same time, then five minutes in the car catching up on email and messages before you go in. Parked, stationary, heads-down, in the one place tied to your name. That's the easiest window to plan around.
The fix costs nothing. Screen down before you turn onto your street. Park, get out, get inside. Handle the phone once you're behind a locked door.
Credits to John McPhee for this video.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/4f1437982621c942359eca6f948c0ef39d73b185c9a514e361c22168899ae6e1.mp4
One habit won't protect you, but it shows the pattern: attacks happen in the gap between routine and awareness. Closing that gap is trainable.
Gart runs private advisory calls on exactly this:
Surveillance detection, residential security, emergency response protocols, safe traveling and arrival routines. One-on-one, 90 minutes, focused on how your own patterns look from the outside.
Details:
https://gart.io/training

2026-06-14 08:06:51 UTC

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Hey thanks will look into it!

2026-06-12 13:23:18 UTC

Gart for Android is live on Zapstore.
It took longer than we estimated, but it does what we set out to achieve.
Privacy-first emergency response for people who keep a low profile.
Add your trusted contacts. Prepare your alert message in advance. One tap to send alert. Peer-to-peer, end-to-end encrypted, no tracking. The alert button is dormant until you trigger it. Only the people you chose receive the alert and your instructions.
https://blossom.ditto.pub/df0e1561ac036c4f4da2788e600db87f1ebc4bbbfe301c58f9c4cbad927ddfdf.gif
Gart Beta Testers who join before Jun 15, lock in early-adopter perks for life.
Download Gart: https://gart.io/app
Poke at it, pick it apart, tell us what's broken.
Read our User Manual to find the Hows and Whys of using the app:
https://gart.io/user-manual
Why build another safety app?
Because the popular ones watch you, sell you, or can be tricked into handing you over.
One has 98 million users and sold their location to data brokers within 20 minutes of collecting it.
Full story:
https://gart.io/blog/gart-blog-1/the-price-of-being-findable-10

2026-05-21 14:06:23 UTC

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Exactly!!!

2026-05-12 07:18:53 UTC

Tomorrow 2pm UTC join our webinar about physical security for bitcoiners. Not just for the publicly doxxed.
https://gart.io/event/personal-security-webinar-2/register
Threat Intelligence: We explore the current situation facing crypto holders, including emerging trends and real-world scenarios.
Proactive Prevention: You've already been doxxed. Now what? We walk through the concrete steps you can take to improve your personal security posture before a situation escalates.
Practical Security: Digital hardening, safe travel protocols, handling dirty contacts, and securing your home and family - the everyday practices that close the gaps attackers look for.
Confident Response: Clear, effective protocols to protect yourself and your family in the rare event that something unexpected happens.

2026-04-29 07:27:02 UTC

Gart is running an independent security audit for @npub167n…zu3r, Europe's largest Bitcoin-only conference.
Scope: a full audit of event security posture, plus a dedicated advisory track for speakers and VIP guests. We work directly with the organizing team and with the on-site security teams on the floor during the event.
The audit covers every layer from the first checkpoint at the gate to the last car leaving the after-party: threat picture, access control, VIP flow, comms, incident protocols, escalation paths, rehearsals.
Why this engagement exists: targeted attacks against publicly known crypto holders are no longer rare. Our dataset documents 75 physical attacks in 2025, climbing through 2026 (stats.gart.io). Conferences put many of the most publicly recognized, most doxxed figures in one venue, on a published schedule. That concentration is what makes the event work. It is also what creates a serious duty of care and BTC Prague completely owns it.
We will not publish what we find or recommend. That, by design, is not something you share with the public. Read more:
https://gart.io/blog/gart-blog-1/gart-to-do-an-independent-security-audit-for-europes-largest-bitcoin-conference-9
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2026-04-28 13:09:55 UTC

Social engineering didn't hack Joe's computer, it got him kidnapped. :[
Every day we see several friends being hacked or just media posts about how someone tricked a victim through a legitimately looking call into downloading a backdoor and completely took over their computer.
When it's "just" about a hacked computer or emptied bank account, victims learn a tough lesson and move on. But nobody talks about social engineering that leads to kidnapping, torture, or death.
We want to share one such true story. This has never been publicized.
Our team talked to a victim of a kidnapping for crypto who wanted to do a P2P trade. Let's call him Joe. A young European living somewhere in Central America. Won't share more details.
Joe's first contact with his future kidnappers was through telegram. Text and voice messages convinced Joe to go ahead with the opportunity.
The attackers first sent a person that Joe didn't feel good about: his voice was different from the one in the TG messages. He called the trade off. Well done, so far...
However, the gang was determined. They adjusted their strategy after realizing they needed to send someone more trustworthy.
The second potential trade peer pretended to be a novice to bitcoin. A normal looking middle-aged man. He met Joe at a bar. They talked for hours, and Joe genuinely started to like him. They parted ways with a loose plan to meet again "soon" and make the deal.
The next day, Joe's peer called. The trade had to happen today and it had to be at his family house. The urgency was sudden, but Joe didn't hesitate. He liked the guy, he trusted him so he jumped in his car and headed out.
Who wouldn't trust someone they'd already shared a drink with? Who wouldn't trust a family man? Right?
Upon arrival, Joe realized this was no house, but an apartment building. He thought it was the language barrier. When he was let into the apartment, he was greeted by his peer and invited into a bedroom. So far all good.
But soon after, Joe was surrounded by armed men, beaten, choked, and forced to transfer his crypto, which, unfortunately, was easily accessible from his phone.
After several hours, they changed his clothes and masked him so that he could be transferred out of the apartment complex without facility cameras making a recording. In his own car, they drove him far out into the middle of nowhere, stopped in a poor neighborhood in a dark alley, and stepped out of the car.
At that moment, Joe thought: That's it. I'm a dead man. He closed his eyes and waited, shaking. He was so scared that he sat there inside his car for a while. How long he doesn't remember well. He didn't dare look around. When finally he realized they were gone without killing him, he abandoned the car because they took his keys, his wallets and his phone. He started walking to look for help.
Despite being careful, there we several red flags he ignored. Now Joe knows. But he will be recovering - financially, mentally and emotionally for a while.
We hope this story can help you spot social engineering and avoid becoming yet another case in Gart's kidnapping stats page.
If you're not sure how to avoid falling into a trap, whether in face to face or remote social engineering, invest one day of your life to get a prep with a professional.
We mostly do private sessions which offer ideal amount of privacy and focus on the specific life situation. But those might not be accessible to everyone. So we do Open Group Gart Training - there's a few in our calendar for 2026 already. The closest will be 2 days ahead of BTC Prague. Sign up here:
https://gart.io/event/gart-training-btc-prague-2026-3/register
If you're not able to travel, you can as well book a remote advisory call via our website, just browse through it and you'll find what you need.

2026-04-28 12:56:32 UTC

June 9 2026, just 2 days before @npub167n…zu3r we are organizing a whole day Gart training designed to improve physical security for bitcoiners.
You will leave with:
* personal threat model
* extended OpSec checklist
* custom response protocol
* new mindset & operational habits
* confidence to be able to act if a situation requires it.
For program breakdown and booking go to https://gart.io/event/gart-training-btc-prague-2026-3/register

2026-04-24 15:52:26 UTC

April 17, 2026, Melaka, Malaysia 🇲🇾
In unlikely twist, police rescued a South Korean crypto kidnapping victim after 4 days of captivity, who turns out to be an Interpol-wanted fugitive
https://stats.gart.io/#attack-432
https://blossom.primal.net/31a49521dd55b144f40a02304b2ada6a010ee2d26484b348a7df97bc7e16d67f.png
#wrenchattack #security #opsec #crypto

2026-04-21 14:28:56 UTC

Apr 11, 2026, Saint-Jean-de-Védas, France 🇫🇷
Attempted kidnapping of a family for cryptocurrency near Montpellier: the father physically attacked the perpetrator, who fled and was later caught
https://stats.gart.io/#attack-429
https://blossom.primal.net/7f43a06724cb33d18ebc58e9bdd21f21a80ea3754a9974ffa35ec58db91511c8.png
#security #opsec #wrenchattack

2026-04-14 19:37:34 UTC

April 13, 2026, Val-de-Marne, France 🇫🇷
Kidnapping of a child and his mother: new crypto ransom demanded in Burgundy
https://stats.gart.io/#attack-428 https://blossom.primal.net/32aa39493c913fdb0204e2125aaa37442b18fddf2368b96fa275c8fdf513a9c5.png
#bitcoin #security #opsec #physicalattacks #physicalsecurity

2026-04-14 19:36:09 UTC

April 10, 2026, Anglet, France 🇫🇷
Home invasion at a villa in Anglet: 5 masked men were looking for a crypto entrepreneur
https://stats.gart.io/#attack-427 https://blossom.primal.net/e08cdd3e0035b42b59d889164e62f745e41997ccaa29226383353bcdd0133251.png
#security #opsec #countersurveillance #wrenchattack

2026-04-07 19:41:00 UTC

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A victim who played dead. One who fought back. A witness who didn't freeze. A concierge who trusted their instincts.
None of this is luck. It's awareness. It's posture. It's knowing that your security is your responsibility, and that you can actually do something about it.
Hope is not a strategy.
Check out our training and advisory options:
https://gart.io/training https://blossom.primal.net/0a031c54c841975042f304fcea3e91e4dc595b0d6ca46cda08c6cf72a6d33ead.png
#bitcoin #security #opsec #privacy #wrenchattack

2026-04-07 19:39:40 UTC

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January 19, 2026, Paris, France 🇫🇷
Organized crew targets a crypto couple's home. A building concierge noticed something was wrong and called police before they could act. Attempt thwarted.
https://stats.gart.io/#attack-421 https://blossom.primal.net/f720e2362cc3c6d6da5bb4be12051943885155d783a887b0c40299f66041e84e.png
#bitcoin #security #opsec #wrenchattack

2026-04-07 19:38:35 UTC

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December 31, 2025, Brentwood, California 🇺🇸
Fake delivery driver asked for a glass of water. Victim let him in. Two suspects bound him with zip ties and threatened to cut off his fingers.
A witness hiding in the pantry called 911. Both suspects arrested.
https://stats.gart.io/#attack-424 https://blossom.primal.net/3befd9763c03830f2ee08f797f166535744465110cafd52016b5cc3b6eb1b925.png
#bitcoin #physicalsecurity #opsec #privacy

2026-04-07 16:10:30 UTC

March 14, 2026, United Kingdom 🇬🇧
AI firm leader robbed at knifepoint, says attackers sought crypto
https://stats.gart.io/#attack-420
https://blossom.primal.net/02c6fb9ac129b86893347923be3c22d2ae1f0526406ac0531cf1d494caff46de.png

2026-03-19 19:37:41 UTC

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This is the 16th reported case we've seen this year alone in France. Check out all case summaries and sources:
https://stats.gart.io

2026-03-19 19:36:49 UTC

March 8, 2026, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France 🇫🇷
Lured by cryptocurrency, fake armed and masked police officers attack residents of Nancy
https://stats.gart.io/#attack-419
https://blossom.primal.net/cdbc5c524a5dd9f46346c9ee9c7cbb213ab3757f5bb09501e02c22e059015f27.png
#bitcoin #security #opsec #privacy

2026-03-19 18:09:19 UTC

March 7, 2026, Hung Hom, Hong Kong 🇭🇰
Man robbed of HK$6.1 million (~$767,000) in crypto and silver in Hong Kong
https://stats.gart.io/#attack-412 https://blossom.primal.net/82e55115779ebf86cd04920cc1c24cb719ae772bace4385179f8822c4b36e704.jpg
#crypto #physicalattacks #bitcoin #physicalsecurity

2026-02-27 08:20:19 UTC

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Spot on. Politicians don't realize that cryptocurrency is an extraction rail and kidnappers one day will come for them too. Even if they have pockets full of CBDCs, gold or whatever fiat they prefer. Criminals will walk away with the solid money.

2026-01-18 12:23:27 UTC

Chinese national kidnapped for $1 M ransom in the Philippines.
Case #5 in first two weeks of 2026.
Read more:
https://stats.glok.me/?share=2026-1-philippines-chinese-national-home-invasion-four-kidnappers-enter-victim-condo

2026-01-10 10:02:20 UTC

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2026-01-09 13:39:36 UTC

The Strategic Use of Airplane Mode
Your phone broadcasts your location 24/7. Airplane mode is a simple way to stop it. It isn't just for flights. It's a one-tap security tool that:
- Breaks the continuous location record criminals and corrupt insiders can buy
- Stops your device from transmitting during sensitive meetings
- Creates information gaps that hide where you've been
The catch? It only works while it's on. The moment you reconnect, tracking resumes. Use it before traveling to sensitive locations. Keep it on during the visit. Reconnect after you've left.
Simple. Free. Already on your phone.
Full guide:
https://glok.me/guide-the-strategic-use-of-airplane-mode/

2026-01-02 10:33:31 UTC

Alpha testing in progress
#nevent1q…vnnf

2025-11-21 07:45:10 UTC

NEW BLOG POST!
https://glok.me/crypto-kidnappings-stats/
Learn From Others’ Mistakes: How GLOK Stats Helps You Stay Safe in Crypto 👇

2025-11-19 19:34:50 UTC

"The best article NYT has written on crypto"
How to Not Get Kidnapped for Your Bitcoin
Full New York Times GLOK Feature 🗞️
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/business/how-to-not-get-kidnapped-for-your-bitcoin.html

2025-11-17 04:38:38 UTC

In the 20th century, you needed to be somebody to succeed.
In the 21st century, being somebody is the biggest trap of all...
#BecomeANobody
https://youtu.be/nctqG3a5V40

2025-07-14 14:41:45 UTC

STAY ONE STEP AHEAD OF KIDNAPPERS.
Learn to anticipate, avoid, and deal with the threats of kidnapping, surveillance, and extortion with an in-person training session.
Book your in-person training HERE 👇
https://glok.me/training/