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Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts

BleepingComputer · · International · Data Breaches

Ledger has confirmed that some of its devices distributed through Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis were compromised with a hardware implant that drained users' cryptocurrency wallets. [...]

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