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Ledger Was Hacked — Who Do You Trust With Your Keys Now?

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Briefings

A Ledger hardware wallet was compromised via a physical implant sold through a reseller, resulting in the loss of over $93M across more than 300 wallets. The breach involved the implant reading recovery phrases at setup and transmitting them to attackers, while the software itself remained untouched. The incident occurred on October 14, 2026, at 1:00pm ET, with the full story available via a specific link.

Key points

• A physical implant embedded in a Ledger hardware wallet was sold through a reseller named CryptoBilis, allowing attackers to read recovery phrases at setup and send them out over the network.
• The software running on the compromised devices was never physically touched or updated, meaning the breach was limited to the implant's ability to intercept data during the initial setup phase.

Context and limitations

The evidence covers only the specific incident involving CryptoBilis and the $93M loss; it does not provide details on the total number of wallets affected beyond the 'more than 300' figure, nor does it include information on the specific hardware models involved or the timeline of the implant's deployment.

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