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Ledger spyware scare spreads beyond Southeast Asia

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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.

Key claims & sources

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More cases of Ledger wallets allegedly fitted with physical spyware were identified across Asia, Europe, and South America.
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Ledger hardware wallets were no longer for sale at MediaMarkt Saturn, both in stores and online.
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Ledger asked sellers in seven Asian markets to stop selling its devices as its investigation reached beyond a single reseller.
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Ledger users who bought hardware wallets from Malaysia-based reseller CryptoBilis lost more than $86 million last week.

What it means

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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$2.8Tmarket cap at publication
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The move was larger before the first headline than after. That is an observation, not an explanation: the market also moves on things nobody publishes.

Coverage timeline

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first
Oct 12 12:55
Protos scoop
Breaks the event: $86M
+1 d 21 h
Oct 14 10:32
Unchained context
Its angle: investigation, electronics, newsletter; with quotes
+1 d 23 h
Oct 14 12:01
Protos context
Its angle: ishopchangi, responsible, cryptoking