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Scammer gets scammed in Ledger spy-chip exploit, loses almost $5 million in bitcoin

Chainalysis says a fraudster who tricked people through fake online jobs became one of the biggest victims of the compromised hardware wallets.

Olivier AcunaCoinDesk · October 16, 2026 · 16h ago

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Loss events reprice related tokens and counterparties first. Confirm what was taken, what was recovered, and whether a chain or a custodian is in scope.

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