Chainalysis: Task Scammer Loses Over 60 BTC Worth $4.8M in Ledger Wallet Theft

First reported Oct 15, 2026, 17:34 UTC

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Chainalysis: Task Scammer Loses Over 60 BTC Worth $4.8M in Ledger Wallet Theft Chainalysis said that one of the largest victims of a recent theft involving Ledger wallets was a scammer who lost over 60 BTC, worth approximately $4.8 million. The funds originated from a task scam… — @WuBlockchain (X), Oct 15, 2026, 17:34 UTC
It turns out one of the biggest victims of the recent Ledger wallet hack was a scammer himself. According to Chainalysis, the scammer had stolen millions through a fake online job scheme where people were tricked into depositing money to unlock their earnings. On September 22… — @wyckoffweb (X), Oct 15, 2026, 18:15 UTC
🚨 JUST IN: A task scam operator lost more than 60 $BTC worth about $4.8 million in the Ledger theft after thieves drained three addresses holding the scam’s proceeds. — @Cointelegraph (X), Oct 15, 2026, 20:30 UTC
🚨WILD: A crypto scammer gets robbed of over 60 BTC worth $4.8 MILLION in the Ledger wallet theft. On September 22, the operator of a “task scam” moved the proceeds into three Ledger addresses. On October 9, thieves emptied all three, each in a single transfer to the same wallet… — @coinbureau (X), Oct 15, 2026, 23:23 UTC

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