$86 Million Crypto Heist Linked to Ledger Signer Hardware Implant
A small circuit board hidden under the signers’ screens read user data and transmitted it to the attackers.
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A hardware implant in Ledger signers is blamed for the theft of at least $86 million in cryptocurrency from multiple users. Ledger provides users with a secure cryptocurrency wallet that is backed by a signer, an offline hardware device used to securely authorize blockchain transactions. Ledger signers sold via Southeast Asia reseller CryptoBilis were found to include an unauthorized hardware implant designed to intercept user data and send it to the attackers. The cryptocurrency theft was disclosed on October 9 and was immediately pinned on devices sold through CryptoBilis. Ledger asked the…
