🚨 One suspected hardware implant in a Trezor Safe 5 has triggered a warning covering every Trezor model sold by the same reseller since March.
#TrezorSaysCryptoBilisSoldWalletMayContainMaliciousComponents On October 28, Trezor received a responsible disclosure from an Indonesian customer who purchased a Safe 5 through CryptoBilis in August.
The reported implant was an additional circuit board fitted between the wallet's main board and screen, containing a cellular module and antenna.
Its alleged function? Read the recovery phrase displayed during setup and transmit it over a mobile network.
Here's the important distinction.
Trezor has not physically examined that device yet. The warning is based on photographs, the customer's description and a video interview. No CryptoBilis buyer has reported lost funds to Trezor.
However, this isn't the reseller's first security controversy. Ledger previously confirmed that some devices sold through CryptoBilis contained unauthorized hardware implants designed to capture recovery phrases.
My view: hardware-wallet security begins before a device reaches the customer. Secure chip design means little if the supply chain can be compromised.
Trezor recommends affected customers create a completely new wallet with a new recovery phrase.
Are we paying enough attention to where our hardware wallets come from, rather than just trusting the brand printed on the box?
Not financial advice.
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