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Ledger wallets sold by third party contained chip to steal funds
Original: Ledger hardware crypto wallets from a third-party seller had embedded chips to steal your funds
Ledger hardware crypto wallets bought from a third-party seller were found to contain an embedded chip designed to steal users' funds. The claim has raised fresh concerns about supply-chain security for crypto hardware, with warnings circulating that buyers should only purchase wallets directly from official manufacturers rather than resellers or marketplaces.
Why now: Reports of tampered hardware wallets threaten users' crypto holdings and renew fears about counterfeit devices from unofficial sellers.
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- Ledger hardware crypto wallets from a third-party seller had embedded chips to steal your funds · TweakTown
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