According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, prosecutors recovered about $600,000 in USDT tied to a phishing scam targeting Ledger wallet users, with leaked customer data potentially used to facilitate the fraud.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on May 1 that prosecutors recovered about $600,000 in USDT linked to a phishing scam targeting Ledger wallet owners and are seeking forfeiture of the funds. The scam involved fraudsters impersonating Ledger, and authorities said leaked user data from two companies may have been abused in the scheme. Existing case details state that investigators traced the funds after a victim lost roughly $234,000 to a fake Ledger security letter, with the FBI and state police involved in the seizure.