‼ Ledger owners had around $90,000,000 stolen
On-chain analyst Specter compiled complaints from victims on X and Reddit and identified the thieves’ addresses. Funds were taken from hundreds of wallets on the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and TRON networks.
• Amount: Specter counted $86 million; according to MistTrack (SlowMist), losses are already close to $90 million
• Suspicions: Many victims bought their wallets from a seller called CryptoBilis. The devices may have been tampered with before they were sold
• Important detail: CryptoBilis sells Trezor wallets as well as Ledger devices. There have been no official statements about the incident so far
• Mark Karpelès (former head of Mt. Gox) found a spy component in his Ledger, which he bought in Malaysia. It was hidden under the screen’s protective pad, so the tampering wasn’t visible from the outside
• Tether froze some of the stolen USDT
• A hack of Ledger devices themselves has not been confirmed
What to do if you bought a Ledger from someone other than the manufacturer 👇
- Move your coins to an exchange or to a new wallet bought directly from the manufacturer
- Don’t use the seed phrase from your old device; create a new one on the new device
- Buy wallets only from the official website
On-chain analyst Specter compiled complaints from victims on X and Reddit and identified the thieves’ addresses. Funds were taken from hundreds of wallets on the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and TRON networks.
• Amount: Specter counted $86 million; according to MistTrack (SlowMist), losses are already close to $90 million
• Suspicions: Many victims bought their wallets from a seller called CryptoBilis. The devices may have been tampered with before they were sold
• Important detail: CryptoBilis sells Trezor wallets as well as Ledger devices. There have been no official statements about the incident so far
• Mark Karpelès (former head of Mt. Gox) found a spy component in his Ledger, which he bought in Malaysia. It was hidden under the screen’s protective pad, so the tampering wasn’t visible from the outside
• Tether froze some of the stolen USDT
• A hack of Ledger devices themselves has not been confirmed
What to do if you bought a Ledger from someone other than the manufacturer 👇
- Move your coins to an exchange or to a new wallet bought directly from the manufacturer
- Don’t use the seed phrase from your old device; create a new one on the new device
- Buy wallets only from the official website