Ledger confirmed that the implant reads the recovery phrase directly from the screen during setup and sends it over LTE.
MediaMarkt has already removed the products from its stores in Europe, and Ledger asked several Asian distributors to stop sales. The Secure Element remains intact, but that doesn’t prevent someone from capturing what’s displayed on the screen.
For people who use hardware wallets as their primary layer of protection, the device’s origin and the purchase channel matter just as much as the technology itself.
#Ledger
MediaMarkt has already removed the products from its stores in Europe, and Ledger asked several Asian distributors to stop sales. The Secure Element remains intact, but that doesn’t prevent someone from capturing what’s displayed on the screen.
For people who use hardware wallets as their primary layer of protection, the device’s origin and the purchase channel matter just as much as the technology itself.
#Ledger