$86 Million Crypto Heist Linked to Ledger Signer Hardware Implant

By Ionut Arghire

AI Summary

Ledger confirmed that hardware signers sold through Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis were physically compromised with a hidden circuit board implanted beneath the screen, which read and exfiltrated users' seed phrases and recovery data to attackers. The implant is linked to an $86 million cryptocurrency theft. This supply-chain hardware attack bypasses all software security controls and affects users who trusted the device's physical integrity.

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