The security threat follows a confirmed breach involving Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis, where implants allegedly stole recovery phrases, draining $86M to $93M from over 300 wallets on Oct 9. In the recent European case, Ledger stated no loss of funds occurred, but researchers noted that the firm's Genuine Check tool cannot detect added hardware. The tampered units at MediaMarkt were traced to distributor Aqipa GmbH, which supplies over 1,000 stores across 11 countries.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Ledger Halts Sales in 6 Southeast Asian Nations and Hong Kong After Tampering
Cybersecurity7 days ago
Distributors in multiple Asian territories have been instructed to cease shipping the firm's wallets as it investigates wider security breaches. Ledger requested that sellers in six Southeast Asian countries and Hong Kong stop sales of its hardware devices following reports of tampered units in Europe. This expands a precautionary effort by retailer MediaMarktSaturn, which removed all Ledger inventory from its stores and websites after a customer in Germany found a hidden LTE module and extra cabling inside a Nano X wallet.
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