Scammer gets scammed in Ledger spy-chip exploit, loses almost $5 million in bitcoin
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CoinDeskBy Olivier Acuna10/16/2026, 10:24:30 AM

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