Scammer Lost $4.8M in Bitcoin to Tampered Ledger Wallets: Chainalysis
Summary
An investigator of blockchain activity reports that a fraudulent operator lost millions in cryptocurrency after using compromised hardware storage devices. The stolen funds originated from a deceptive employment scheme that forced victims to pay fees before receiving their earned wages.
The funds came from a task scam that paid people to fake product sales and reviews, then demanded deposits before releasing their pay.
Source: Read the full story at Decrypt
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