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US$768,000 was stolen from the fraudulent Ledger Live application that appeared on Microsoft’s application marketplace.

The Fake Ledger application seems on the Microsoft App Store. Photo: YOU

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More than 768,000 USD Bitcoin was stolen from consumers who downloaded the fake Ledger Live app from the Microsoft App Store. Detective on Chain ZachXBT found the scam on November 5th.

Community Alert: There is at the moment a fake @Ledger Live app on the official @Microsoft App Store which resulted in the theft of above sixteen.eight BTC ($588,000).

Scammer’s tackle
bc1qg05gw43elzqxqnll8vs8x47ukkhudwyncxy64q pic.twitter.com/rOZ0ZWRWbn

— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) November 5, 2023

Initially, the hacker stole sixteen.eight BTC, really worth $588,000, across 38 transactions. Tpig Blockchain.com, the hacker’s wallet tackle is recognized as “bc1q….y64q”. Subsequently, he transferred $115,200 from his wallet, leaving $473,800, somewhere around 13.five Bitcoins.

The attacker then continued to steal USD 180,000 from a different wallet, bringing the complete reduction to USD 768,000.

In the subsequent report, ZachXBT announced that Microsoft had eliminated the fake application from the platform.

Update: It seems to be like Microsoft has eventually eliminated the fake Ledger Live app pic.twitter.com/LFB519Nekq

— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) November 5, 2023

The to start with transaction sent to the hacker’s wallet tackle occurred on October 24, really worth $five,210. Most of the wallet exercise occurred just after November two, with the greatest transfer of $81,200 happening two days later on.

But this is not the to start with time a fake Ledger application has infiltrated Microsoft’s app shop. It was located two separate occasions in October and March, and most important Ledger’s account also confirmed this facts.

Fake apps seem on the Microsoft App Store. Source: Microsoft

Many victims query Microsoft’s accountability in this kind of incidents, claiming that their bad protection led to fake applications getting into the app shop.

Unfortunately I acquired two messages nowadays about this from the victims. It seems that a different individual has misplaced money in the final number of minutes. pic.twitter.com/yYPbizltN5

— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) November 5, 2023

Until now, Ledger has manufactured no official remarks or announcements about this incident. The well-known hardware wallet maker not too long ago laid off twelve% of its workers and has been embroiled in controversy above its newly launched Recovery Phrase characteristic.

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