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Scammer Who Duped Job Seekers Loses $4.9 Million in Bitcoin to Ledger Spy-Chip Exploit

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A scammer who stole millions through fake online jobs became a high-profile victim of the CryptoBilis Ledger hardware implant breach.

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A suspected scammer is one of the main victims of the recent Ledger Wallet robberies. Chainalysis reveals on October 15th that an operator suspected of having organized a fraud at false paid missions has lost more than 60 bitcoins, or about $4.8 million. The funds had been distributed among three addresses before being stolen on October 9th. The case takes an unexpected turn: the stolen bitcoins would come themselves from a scam. Ledger article:…

A fraud victim of other computer hackers: this is one of the unexpected revelations of the recent hacking of Ledger Wallets. According to an investigation by Chainalysis, a criminal network specialized in fake job offers has been stolen 60,3 BTC, or about 4,8 million dollars. The article Ledger trapped: a crook is being stolen 60 BTC in turn appeared first on Cryptoast.

Of all people, a crypto fraudster seems to have been the victim of the manipulated Ledger Wallets himself. Loss: 60 bitcoin worth around five million US dollars. Source: BTC-ECHO BTC-ECHO

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MyCryptoParadise broke the news on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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