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Scammer gets scammed in Ledger spy-chip exploit, loses almost $5 million in bitcoin
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. CoinDesk is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 16 Oct 2026, 10:24 UTC. The headline in use is “Scammer gets scammed in Ledger spy-chip exploit, loses almost $5 million in bitcoin”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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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Scammer gets scammed in Ledger spy-chip exploit, loses almost $5 million in bitcoin
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