Ledger Thieves Might Have a New Big Problem—Stealing From Criminals

The Ledger wallet crisis just took another twist that could, in theory, lead to movie-like battles between criminal groups, as “big boss task scam bros” reportedly lost millions to Ledger hardware wallet tamperers. Analysts at blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis found that three addresses attributed to task scammers collectively lost 60 BTC ($4.9 million) when their Ledger wallets were drained as part of the recent suply chain attack on compromised hardware wallets . “On Sep 22, the person behind the scam moved the proceeds into three separate Ledger addresses. On Oct 9, thieves emptied all three. One transfer each, into the same wallet,” the firm said, noting that the wallet was reported to contain stolen funds.

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