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Rigged USB device used to steal 100 million in bitcoin
Original: 📰 I 100 milioni di bitcoin spariti con una chiavetta Usb truccata #️⃣ # ECONOMIALAVORO # Bitcoin # Criptovalute # Furti
Around 100 million dollars' worth of bitcoin has been stolen using a tampered USB device, in a case linked to hardware wallet maker Ledger. Reports connect the theft to Germany and Malaysia and describe it as a sophisticated crypto heist carried out through a compromised device. The story is drawing attention as a warning about the security risks of hardware wallets and the difficulty of recovering stolen cryptocurrency.
Why now: The scale of the theft and the unusual method of a tampered USB device have made it a trending topic in crypto and security news.
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- 📰 I 100 milioni di bitcoin spariti con una chiavetta Usb truccata #️⃣ # ECONOMIALAVORO # Bitcoin # Criptovalute # Furti # Germania # Hacker # Malesia # Sicurezzainformatica # OpenOnline 🔗 https://www. open.online/2026/10/15/bitcoin -ledger-furto-100-milioni/ Un dispositivo per… · openonline@social.thelab.uno
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