Ledger Suspends Retail Sales in Germany as Wallet Implant Probe Continues
Ledger said the implant could expose 24-word recovery phrases, while Bitquery estimated $102 million in suspected losses across 324 wallets.
- On Tuesday, electronics retailer MediaMarkt Saturn suspended sales of Ledger hardware wallets both online and in stores following a reported device implant discovered in Germany.
- Ledger's Donjon security research team confirmed an unauthorized component inside affected devices could read recovery phrases during setup using a separate microcontroller and eSIM to transmit data via LTE.
- Earlier on October 13, Ledger reported fund losses in a separate investigation involved devices sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis, while Bitquery estimated suspected losses of approximately $102 million across 324 wallets.
- Ledger warned that scammers could exploit the incident by requesting 24-word recovery phrases, which support staff will never ask for; customers were advised to transfer cryptocurrency to new devices with fresh phrases.
- Separate security warnings have emerged concerning fraudulent websites impersonating Ledger and attempting to collect wallet recovery phrases, distinct from hardware implant threats documented by cybersecurity firm Zscaler in September.
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MediaMarktSaturn has halted Ledger hardware wallet sales across Germany following a reported device tampering incident. Ledger's security team is examining the affected hardware, with no confirmed customer losses in the country. Separately, researchers identified a recovery phrase theft mechanism in modified devices sold through Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis.
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