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SecuritySource: Cryptopolitan ·

Task-scam operator loses $4.8M in Bitcoin to Ledger implant theft

A so-called task-scam hacker has lost about 60 Bitcoins—or around $4.8 million—due to the Ledger hardware-wallet hack. As per Chainalysis, the scam operator transferred the proceeds from his crime into three Ledger wallets on September 22.

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