Musician loses $420K Bitcoin in fake app scam
American musician Garrett Dutton said he lost $420,000 worth of Bitcoin after installing a malicious app impersonating Ledger Live and entering his seed phrase.

Jon is a former international magazine editor with a strong background in business publications (print and digital) in the Middle East and Australia.
American musician Garrett Dutton said he lost $420,000 worth of Bitcoin after installing a malicious app impersonating Ledger Live and entering his seed phrase.
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