Mark Karpelès former Mt. Gox CEO did warn on Oct. 8 that tampered Ledger devices containing hidden implants were circulating. He personally inspected a device from Malaysia with intact shrink wrap that contained a module with LTE components an eSIM and a microcontroller hidden beneath the screen padding capable of intercepting seed phrases displayed during setup . The implant reportedly bypasses Ledger's official authenticity verification because the secure element remains untouched .
The caveat Ledger has not confirmed that the $86M+ in losses are definitively linked to these specific implants. The investigation is focused on Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis which Ledger has asked to pause sales and shipments . The connection between Karpelès s warning and the fund movements remains unconfirmed .$BTC $ETH
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The caveat Ledger has not confirmed that the $86M+ in losses are definitively linked to these specific implants. The investigation is focused on Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis which Ledger has asked to pause sales and shipments . The connection between Karpelès s warning and the fund movements remains unconfirmed .$BTC $ETH
$TRX
#ledger #CryptoSecurity #MtGox #CryptoSafety