Ledger changes wallet sales rules after crypto thefts

Ledger has introduced new security requirements for its authorized retailers on October 15, 2026, after attackers installed hidden electronic components inside genuine cryptocurrency wallets to steal users' recovery phrases and access their funds. Ledger has introduced stricter reseller rules after criminals modified genuine hardware wallets to steal cryptocurrencies. Hidden implants captured wallet recovery phrases during setup and transmitted sensitive information through cellular networks. Ledger suspended authorized reseller sales across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong while investigating compromised devices. Security teams inspected retail and warehouse devices, reporting no compromised units among their examined samples.

Source: crypto.news