Local reports citing police say cash and watches were also taken. The initial estimate of 37 million baht covers all stolen property, including the crypto transfer.
Three armed men reportedly forced a resident near Pattaya, Thailand, to transfer approximately $820,000 in cryptocurrency during a home invasion. Local news outlets citing police said the attackers fled after the October 6 incident in Nong Prue. Investigators are examining both physical evidence and digital-asset movements.
Thairath’s October 6 report placed the attack at about 3:30 a.m. local time and identified the transferred cryptocurrency as USDT. It said the masked intruders restrained the resident and a domestic worker before compelling the transfer. The victim has not been publicly identified.
The crypto transfer is part of the total loss
The initial estimate attributed to police valued the cryptocurrency at about $820,000. Cash, three Rolex watches and three mobile phones brought the overall loss to approximately 37 million baht. That larger figure covers all the stolen property, rather than cryptocurrency alone.
In its local report published on October 7, The Pattaya News said roughly 150,000 baht in cash was also taken. The publication reported that the victim subsequently went to Nong Prue Police Station. The reports reviewed did not identify the blockchain used for the transfer or publish the wallet addresses involved.
The reported method was physical coercion. The available account does not establish that a wallet software vulnerability was exploited. Forcing an owner to authorize a transaction under threat is distinct from a technical hack.
Investigators examine fund movements and CCTV
Thairath reported that the commander of Police Region 2 attended a case review at Nong Prue Police Station on the afternoon of October 6. Officers were instructed to collect evidence, examine CCTV footage and establish the suspects’ escape routes.
The Pattaya News added that forensic officers had gathered evidence inside the home, immigration officials were providing travel information, and investigators were tracing the digital-asset transfers. The sources reviewed contained no verified announcement of an arrest or recovery of the cryptocurrency. The preliminary loss figures should not be treated as a final accounting of the case.
Crypto security researcher Jameson Lopp also shared the incident on X on October 6. His post links to local reporting; it is neither an independent onchain investigation nor a police statement.
Jameson Lopp’s October 6 post about the Pattaya case
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