Ledger Wallet Tampering: Sales Halted in Asia and Europe After Implant Found

TLDR Ledger confirmed that wallets sold by CryptoBilis held an implant that captures recovery phrases and sends them over LTE. Onchain researchers estimate losses above $86 million, but Ledger says the figure is unverified. MediaMarkt Saturn stopped selling Ledger devices in Europe on Oct. 13. Trezor is cutting its reseller network, and OneKey is offering free replacements. Ledger asked resellers in six Southeast Asian countries and Hong Kong to suspend sales. Ledger has confirmed that a hidden implant was found in hardware wallets sold by a Southeast Asian reseller called CryptoBilis.

Source: CoinCentral