COINTELEGRAPH · 2026-10-15 22:43 UTC

Scammer loses $4.8M stored on tampered Ledgers: Asia Express

Ledger suspended its Southeast Asia reseller network after thieves stole $103.4 million from 530 addresses via tampered hardware wallets with spyware; a scammer lost $4.8 million (60 BTC) in the attack. South Korea approved blocking domestic access to 27 unregistered crypto exchanges including KuCoin, MEXC, and Phemex, and plans cybersecurity overhauls for financial institutions after finding deficiencies at 130 of 555 companies. Jeonbuk Bank began offering Bitcoin-backed business loans, and Thailand's SEC finalized rules allowing Bitcoin and Ether ETFs to trade on its main stock exchange…

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