Karpelès Reports Ledger Implants in Devices From Two More Resellers
Ledger says German stock inspections found no tampering and it has not verified a drain tied to a device bought outside Southeast Asia. Its authenticity check cannot detect the added hardware.
Ledger co-founder Thomas Karpelès reported that hardware wallet implants were found in devices from two additional resellers, expanding a supply-chain tampering issue beyond the originally disclosed Southeast Asian case. Ledger said German stock inspections found no tampering and that it has not verified a drain tied to a device bought outside Southeast Asia, but its authenticity check cannot detect the added hardware. The news undermines confidence in Ledger's supply-chain integrity and could weigh on sentiment toward self-custody hardware wallets, though no specific crypto asset is directly implicated.
