MediaMarktSaturn halts Ledger sales amid spyware concerns

Europe's electronics giant pulled Ledger hardware wallets from more than 1,000 stores after reports of tampered devices built to steal recovery phrases One of Europe’s biggest electronics retailers has stopped selling one of crypto’s best-known security products. MediaMarktSaturn, the parent company of MediaMarkt, suspended sales of all Ledger hardware wallets across 11 countries and more than 1,000 stores as of October 13, 2026. The trigger was a set of user reports describing unauthorized hardware modifications in Ledger devices bought from its outlets. A device sold to protect your crypto allegedly arrived with extra hardware designed to steal it.

Source: Crypto Briefing