CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania agree on the scale of the crypto theft but give conflicting accounts of how Evan Luthra was abducted.
CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania agree on the scale of the crypto theft but give conflicting accounts of how Evan Luthra was abducted.
What all sources agree on
- Evan Luthra says he lost over $2 million in cryptocurrency in the incident.
- Five masked men were involved in the attack.
- Attackers used Face ID to access accounts and transferred more than $1.5 million from Binance and approximately $600,000 in ETH from Gate.io.
- Binance helped recover approximately $370,000 of the stolen funds.
- The trial has been postponed to November 2027.
- The incident occurred in Oxford, UK in November 2025.
- The operation reportedly took about 30 minutes.
Where the reports disagree
1Circumstances of the kidnapping itself
Luthra had just attended an event at Oxford University. He was with four friends when five masked assailants ambushed the group.
Evan Luthra was kidnapped on a remote road in Oxford, UK. Five masked men forced their way into his vehicle and assaulted him.
What would settle it: Thames Valley Police's official incident report or court records from the Abdul Malik Cali trial.
What to make of it
Treat the overall loss figures, exchange details, and trial postponement as established; the specific circumstances of how the kidnapping began — after a university event versus in a vehicle on a remote road — remain unresolved between these two accounts.
Treat the overall loss figures, exchange details, and trial postponement as established; the specific circumstances of how the kidnapping began — after a university event versus in a vehicle on a remote road — remain unresolved between these two accounts.
