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Ledger is overhauling its sales and anti-tampering policies following the 'Cryptobilis incident,' in which a physical hardware implant inserted somewhere in its supply chain led to $93 million in stolen crypto from user wallets. The breach, first detected October 9, affected wallets bought through CryptoBilis, an authorized reseller in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, prompting Ledger to halt all sales through that partner.
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Ledger confirmed that hardware implants planted in some Ledger Nano X wallets sold by Malaysian reseller CryptoBilis allowed attackers to steal roughly $102 million in crypto. Since then, a European buyer and other researchers have reported finding similar implants in Nano X, Flex and Stax devices purchased from a major German electronics chain, suggesting the tampering extends beyond the single reseller Ledger initially named.
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Ledger has confirmed that a spy chip implant was responsible for a string of thefts from its crypto hardware wallets. The company has not yet detailed how many users or how much cryptocurrency was affected, or how the implant was introduced into affected devices.
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An ongoing investigation has found that counterfeit or tampered Ledger hardware wallets, sold through third-party resellers like Cryptobilis in Southeast Asia and elsewhere, contained hidden eSIM and LTE chips capable of capturing users' recovery phrases. Researchers say more than $93 million has already been stolen from affected users, while wallets purchased directly from Ledger remain unaffected. Cryptobilis has halted sales of all hardware wallet brands while the investigation continues.
Security researchers at Tibane Labs found counterfeit or tampered Ledger Nano X hardware wallets fitted with an extra chip that reads the device's screen output via electromagnetic leakage, plus a hidden LTE modem, eSIM and antenna powered by the wallet's own battery. This setup lets attackers capture a user's seed phrase as it's displayed and transmit it over mobile networks, despite the wallet's Secure Element chip remaining untouched. Ledger has acknowledged at least one customer suffered losses from a manipulated device, with total losses across victims estimated near $100 million.
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Google and Flo Health announced a partnership to bring menstrual health data into the Google Health app, with integration starting early next year. The sync will be opt-in, requiring explicit permission for each data type, and Google says Flo data won't be used for ads or shared with other developers. The companies also plan to jointly develop future wearable hardware and pursue research into underserved areas of menstrual health.
Ledger has confirmed that at least one of its hardware wallets, sold through Malaysia-based reseller CryptoBilis, contained an unauthorized hardware implant that drained users' cryptocurrency funds. The company asked CryptoBilis to halt sales and shipments on October 9, and a day later confirmed the tampering, saying it is contacting affected users and working with authorities to find those responsible. Ledger says all reported fund losses trace back to devices from this one reseller and describes the scale of the breach as limited.