BlockBeats News, October 9: Multiple users who purchased Ledger hardware wallets from the reseller CryptoBillis have had their funds stolen, with total losses approaching $90 million.
According to monitoring by lookonchain, a user with the address TY24Ya bought a Ledger device from CryptoBillis three weeks ago and deposited 7 million USDT into it. About 10 hours ago, all of the funds were stolen, making this potentially one of the largest individual losses in the incident.
It has not yet been confirmed whether the devices were tampered with, what technical vulnerability led to the theft, or who the attacker was. Users should remain vigilant and exercise caution when dealing with hardware wallets from unknown sources and third-party resellers.
According to monitoring by lookonchain, a user with the address TY24Ya bought a Ledger device from CryptoBillis three weeks ago and deposited 7 million USDT into it. About 10 hours ago, all of the funds were stolen, making this potentially one of the largest individual losses in the incident.
It has not yet been confirmed whether the devices were tampered with, what technical vulnerability led to the theft, or who the attacker was. Users should remain vigilant and exercise caution when dealing with hardware wallets from unknown sources and third-party resellers.