Scammer Lost $4.8M in Bitcoin to Tampered Ledger Wallets: Chainalysis

The funds came from a task scam that paid people to fake product sales and reviews, then demanded deposits before releasing their pay.

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  1. Chainalysis Reports $4.8M Bitcoin Theft via Tampered Ledgers: Scammers intercepted Ledger hardware wallets, pre-installing malicious firmware to drain $4.8 million in Bitcoin from victims of a task-based investment fraud scheme.
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  3. Top 3 Crypto Scam Tactics by Revenue: Comparing the most profitable methods used by cybercriminals, ranging from simple social engineering to complex technical supply chain attacks.

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