# Implanted Ledger Devices From a Southeast Asian Reseller Drained 60 Bitcoin From a Task Scammer, Chainalysis Says

The compromised hardware wallets, sold by reseller CryptoBilis, carried implants that sent recovery data over a mobile network, and the thieves emptied three addresses on October 9.

- Published: 2026-10-17T05:38:56.693Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-10-17/implanted-ledger-devices-from-a-southeast-asian-reseller-dra
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/16/scammer-gets-scammed-in-ledger-spy-chip-exploit-loses-almost-usd5-million-in-bitcoin), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/scammer-lost-bitcoin-to-ledger-thieves), [KuCoin News](https://www.kucoin.com/news/flash/chainalysis-reveals-a-fraudster-lost-nearly-5m-in-ledger-hack)

Chainalysis has identified one of the largest victims of last week's theft through compromised Ledger hardware wallets. The victim was a fraudster. CoinDesk reports that the person behind a fake online-jobs scheme lost more than $4.9 millio…

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