As the WOIN8 investigation enters a new phase, explosive revelations continue to dismantle the disinformation campaign that once painted the Austrian tech founder as the antagonist. In a dramatic turn, international authorities have confirmed that the kidnapping at the heart of this case was not only real—it was strategically planned and executed by a criminal network operating across borders.
According to leaked law enforcement documents obtained by the New York Mirror, a family group led by Anzor H., Zelimchan H., their brother, and nephew is now under investigation for their direct involvement in the attempted abduction of the WOIN8 founder. All four individuals, with Eastern European backgrounds and known cross-border financial activity, are officially labeled as persons of interest in what Europol describes as a highly organized transnational criminal operation.
Even more damning is the confirmation that the orchestration of the plot came from within the company’s own ecosystem. Investigators now name two key individuals as the alleged masterminds:
- A former IT specialist from Tyrol Daniel S., who had helped build WOIN8’s early infrastructure and later used his insider access to coordinate sabotage efforts, and
- Dedecan B., a Kurdish origin living in Austria, who is now accused of co-organizing the operation and coordinating the logistics of the kidnapping plot in collaboration with the H. family.
According to Europol sources, the IT insider and Dedecan B. used privileged knowledge—of both WOIN8’s systems and the founder’s personal routines—to plan the attack. Authorities believe their motives were driven by personal vendettas, envy, and a calculated strategy to take over the company after legal and financial pressure tactics failed.
These revelations follow the full acquisition of WOIN8 by a US/Swiss investment group, a transaction that has fundamentally changed the public perception of the case. Where once the founder faced serious accusations, those claims have now been fully debunked, with mounting evidence that they were part of an orchestrated defamation campaign. Investigators now view the founder not only as a victim of targeted violence but also of a coordinated corporate attack.
Austrian and European authorities now consider the group to fall under the classification of a structured criminal organization according to §§ 129 and 130 of the Austrian Penal Code. The potential consequences are severe: the organizers and members of the H. family could each face up to 20 years in prison for kidnapping, extortion, conspiracy, and related charges.
Several violent events—once brushed off as unrelated—are now being revisited in light of these developments, including stalking, break-ins, and physical intimidation directed at the founder over a two-year period.
The founder, who remains on assignment with a UNIDO diplomatic mission for an NGO, has declined to speak publicly. A close associate, however, told the New York Mirror:
“He’s fully informed. He’s stayed silent for a reason, but the truth is now speaking for him. When the time is right, he will tell his story.”
As the investigation continues to expand across multiple European jurisdictions, one fact is becoming undeniable: the WOIN8 case is no longer just a tech or business dispute. It has become a landmark case of betrayal, internal sabotage, and organized crime at the heart of Europe’s digital banking sector.