The Ledger Wallet Hack is Not Just a Crypto Problem
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- Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts
- Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security
- PSA: Google is silently linking your phone number across all signed-in accounts
- ‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads
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Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts
Several ledger hardware crypto wallets resold in Southeast Asia by CryptoBilis have been found to contain a modification that read the screen and sent the seed phrases back to an unknown party via an embedded SIM card. Investigation is still ongoing on who's behind the attacks and how widespread the compromise is.
Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts
Ledger has confirmed that some of its devices distributed through Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis were compromised with a hardware implant that drained users’ cryptocurrency wallets.
Bill Toulas