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A malicious Ledger Live clone slipped onto Apple’s App Store, draining millions from dozens of victims across multiple blockchains in a week-long phishing campaign.

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Fake Ledger Live app on Apple App Store drained $9.5M from victims: ZachXBT
Cointelegraph · cointelegraph.com · 2026-04-14 14:22 UTC
A fake Ledger app on the Apple App Store drained $9.5 million in crypto
CoinDesk · coindesk.com · 2026-04-14 11:12 UTC
Musician G. Love Loses $424,000 Bitcoin Retirement Fund to Fake Ledger App
CryptoCurrency · ourcryptotalk.com · 2026-04-14 02:57 UTC
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