Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has acknowledged a report linking Nancy Guthrie's disappearance to a wrench attack, a method used to extort cryptocurrency from victims.
The Web3 security firm CertiK identified the Nancy Guthrie case as an instance of a proxy target, referring to a vulnerable family member of the extortion target in a wrench attack.
Although Nanos refrained from commenting on the CertiK report, he confirmed that he had brought it to the attention of the team investigating the Nancy Guthrie case.
There is no official evidence suggesting that Nancy, the mother of Today's Savannah Guthrie, was involved in a wrench attack.
The CertiK report referenced previous claims of ransom notes related to the Nancy Guthrie case, including an alleged ransom note that requested millions of dollars in Bitcoin for Nancy's release.
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