Scammer Lost $4.8M in Bitcoin Through Tampered Ledger Wallets, Chainalysis Says
Edited by Steinar Vigdel Kolnes, Editor, Oslo
A scammer lost $4.8 million in Bitcoin through tampered Ledger wallets, with the funds traced to a task scam, according to Chainalysis.
A scammer lost $4.8 million worth of Bitcoin through tampered Ledger wallets, according to Chainalysis findings reported by Decrypt.
The Bitcoin came from a task scam in which people were paid to fabricate product sales and reviews.
The scheme then required participants to make deposits before they could collect their pay, turning the promise of earnings into a demand for money upfront.
Source: Decrypt
