The authorities of the County of San Bernardino investigate the disappearance of Naiping Hou, 74, who disappeared in early May in suspicious circumstances which would be linked to the cryptographic wealth of his family.
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- California police investigate the suspicious disappearance of naiping hou, 74.
- The incident may be linked to the cryptographic richness of his family.
- Authorities have discovered fraudulent activities in Hou’s bank accounts and believe that someone has burst into it.
Hou left his house without his phone on Monday and never returned. A few days later, his silver Toyota Yaris was discovered abandoned near a hiking trail in Rancho Cucamonga.
On May 4, he was officially declared disappeared.
Fraud Police Survey in the missing case of investors in crypto
On July 7, the sheriff department of the County of San Bernardino confirmed that its specialized investigative division dealt with the case as suspect, citing evidence of an “extensive fraudulent activity” involving bank accounts in Hou.
Investigators revealed that an unknown individual had used Hou’s phone and placed it to communicate with his family, which raises concerns that Hou could have been kidnapped.
No suspects have been appointed, but the authorities have not excluded an unfair game.
Hou’s son, Wen Hou, offered a reward of $ 250,000 for information that could lead to his father’s sure yield.
Wen, who has worked as director of capital investments coinciding the hedge fund since 2019, has built his fortune in crypto and thinks that the reason for the disappearance of his father can be financial.
“He had no reason to disappear,” said Wen in an interview with Kabc. “I miss a lot. He is in a way a guide of my life. ”
Experts suggest that the case corresponds to an increasing tendency of physical attacks targeting individuals related to digital wealth.
Local and federal agencies now use blockchain criminalic to follow the money in these cases.
Violence linked to crypto reaches record levels in 2025
Violent physical attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders, called “key attacks”, increased sharply in 2025, with 35 cases already reported in July, according to Chainalysis.
The Asia-Pacific region has experienced some of the worst violence, countries like Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines reporting an increase in abductions and extortion linked to cryptographic property.
Under recent Bitcoin increases beyond $ 122,000, criminals are increasingly passing online hacks to real violence.
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(@Yaeloss) So far this year, more than $ 2.17 billion in crypto have been stolen worldwide, exceeding the total of 2024. Attacks against personal portfolios now represent almost 25% of stolen funds.
The analysis chain revealed that retailing portfolio holders are now the main targets. Users of the United States, Germany and Japan report most cases, while India, Chile and the United Arab Emirates see the highest average losses.
Improving safety in exchanges has prompted attackers to less protected individuals with high -value wallets.
The trend is also fed by advanced tactics. Chainalysis and Certik reports an increasing use of AI tools to identify and manipulate victims, often through phishing and identity programs.
Certik estimates that crypto users lost $ 2.2 billion in the first half of 2025 only, portfolio violations representing $ 1.7 billion.
“The rise in key attacks is a brutal reminder that digital assets are as safe as people who hold them,” said the analysis channel.
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