A scammer lost more than 60 BTC in the Ledger theft incident; funds transferred to a wallet associated with theft
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Chainalysis said that a scammer lost more than 60 BTC, equivalent to approximately 4800000 USD。
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A scammer lost more than 60 BTC, equivalent to approximately 4800000 USD BlockBeats news:October 16, according to disclosures by Chainalysis, one of the biggest victims in a theft incident involving crypto hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger was also a scammer, who lost more than 60 BTC, worth approximately 4800000 USD. The funds originated from a task scam.
In the scam, participants were paid to fabricate sales and reviews for genuine products. A "negative balance" subsequently appeared, and participants were told they had to contribute their own funds to receive payment.September 22, the operators behind the scam transferred the proceeds to separate Ledger addresses.October 9, the thief drained all addresses, transferring funds from each address in a single transaction to the same wallet. The receiving wallet was reported to be associated with stolen funds.
Original link https://m.theblockbeats.info/flash/372103
Key points
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BlockBeats stated that October 16 according to Chainalysis disclosures, one of the largest victims in the Ledger theft incident was also a scammer.
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The victim lost more than 60 BTC, worth approximately 4800000 USD. The funds originated from a task scam.
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Participants in the task scam were first paid to fabricate sales and reviews for genuine products, then were required to contribute their own funds after a “negative balance” appeared in order to receive payment.
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September 22, the scam operators transferred the proceeds to separate Ledger addresses.
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October 9, the thief drained the addresses, transferring funds from each address in a single transaction to the same wallet.
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The receiving wallet was reported to be associated with stolen funds.
AI-assisted interpretation
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The report describes layers of events: the funds first originated from a “task scam” and were then transferred to Ledger addresses; subsequently, funds from those addresses were transferred to the same wallet reported to be associated with stolen funds.
Why it matters to readers
The incident involved more than 60 BTC and approximately 4800000 USD, and provided a transaction path showing addresses consolidating into the same wallet. The subsequent flow of the related funds warrants attention.
Do not advance funds in order to “complete tasks for compensation”; the appearance of a “negative balance” and a demand to top up funds before withdrawal is a step in the scam described in the original report.
Risks and unknowns
The available material is BlockBeats' retelling of Chainalysis disclosures and does not include the original Chainalysis report.
The original report does not provide the relevant addresses or transaction hashes, so the transfer path cannot be verified based on the material alone.
The specific meaning of “Ledger addresses” and their relationship to Ledger has not been explained.
The original text does not specify the method of theft or whether the funds have been frozen or recovered.
The text provides only the month and day and does not specify the year of the event.
The recipient wallet is only reported to be involved in the stolen funds; the specific basis for this determination is not provided.
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