Ledger spyware scare spreads beyond Southeast Asia
Ledger’s investigation into tampered hardware wallets has widened beyond the initial Malaysia-based reseller and reached sellers in multiple Asian markets, while MediaMarkt Saturn stopped selling the devices in stores and online. The earlier case tied to CryptoBilis, which involved more than $86 million in losses, remains part of the broader picture, and new coverage adds that Ledger has also asked resellers and distributors in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia to halt sales.
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Users and buyers who already hold Ledger devices, along with resellers in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, are the people most directly affected today. The most concrete change is that some sellers have been told to stop selling the devices, while other outlets such as MediaMarkt Saturn have already removed them from sale in stores and online.
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