Chainalysis reported that a scammer lost about $4.8 million in Bitcoin after receiving tampered Ledger wallets. The funds originated from a task‑based scheme that paid participants to fabricate product sales and reviews, then required them to send a deposit before releasing their supposed earnings. Once the deposits were made, the compromised wallets transferred the Bitcoin to the scammer’s accounts. The incident shows how hardware‑wallet manipulation can be combined with fake‑job fraud to steal large sums, underscoring the need for users to verify device authenticity and avoid advance‑payment requests in online work offers.

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