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Ledger wallet tampering suspected after reports of crypto thefts
Summary
Multiple Ledger users reportedly had their cryptocurrency stolen, with suspected tampering involving hardware wallets sold by CryptoBillis. Ledger has asked CryptoBillis to halt sales while it investigates and has confirmed that at least one affected user's device showed signs relevant to the inquiry.
The suspected compromise shifts the risk from Ledger's software to the hardware supply chain, making
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A tampered hardware wallet can defeat the security assumptions users make before they ever set up the device.