The Sandbox Cofounder’s Wife Targeted In Failed Kidnapping Attempt In France

The wife of The Sandbox cofounder Sébastien Borget was targeted on May 20 in an attempted kidnapping at their home in Seine-et-Marne, France. The attackers allegedly used a fake delivery approach before trying to force her into a vehicle.

The attempt unfolded at about 8:30 p.m. local time. One suspect allegedly appeared at the property wearing a delivery vest and carrying a package. After the gate was opened, masked accomplices entered the courtyard, dragged the victim and tried to move her into a Citroën C3.

Neighbors heard the victim screaming and intervened, forcing the group to abandon the attempt. The victim was not injured. Two suspects were later arrested after leaving the area on foot and trying to continue their escape through a ride-hailing vehicle. Police allegedly recovered a fake handgun, zip ties and balaclavas from a bag. Several other suspects fled by car and remained wanted after the failed abduction.

The motive has not been confirmed by prosecutors. Early investigative elements point toward Borget’s crypto profile as a possible factor, but the case has not yet been formally presented as a confirmed ransom plot.

French Crypto Executives Face Rising Physical Threats

Borget is a high-profile French Web3 executive. He is cofounder and chief operating officer of The Sandbox, the blockchain gaming and metaverse project backed by Animoca Brands, and he also serves as president of the Blockchain Game Alliance. The Sandbox uses SAND inside its virtual-world economy, where users can create, trade and monetize digital assets and game experiences.

The attack adds to a growing list of violent cases involving crypto executives, investors, exchange users and relatives. The head of Binance France was targeted in a failed armed home invasion in February. French authorities later arrested more than a dozen suspects tied to crypto-kidnapping investigations, including cases connected to Ledger cofounder David Balland and the family of Paymium chief executive Pierre Noizat. A separate account-level case this week saw a Kraken and Coinbase user lose about $6.7 million after an apparent physical attack, with funds withdrawn from exchange accounts and about

Those cases have pushed crypto security beyond wallet protection and exchange account controls. Physical attacks, home invasions and family-targeted abduction attempts now sit alongside phishing, SIM swaps, seed phrase theft and malware as direct risks for public crypto figures. Visible wealth, public conference appearances, company registrations, social media profiles and leaked personal information can all turn into targeting material.

The Seine-et-Marne case remains under investigation. The known facts are narrow: Borget’s wife was targeted at home, the attempt failed, two suspects were arrested, the victim was not injured and additional alleged accomplices were still being sought. The next case details will come from police custody decisions, prosecutor filings, any confirmed motive and whether investigators connect the group to France’s wider crypto-kidnapping wave.

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