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Ledger Asks Resellers to Halt Sales in Seven Asian Markets

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Ledger asked resellers to pause sales of its hardware wallets in a group of Asian markets after confirmed incidents were said to be limited to Southeast Asia. The company also asked that devices be removed from shelves while investigators work to determine where tampering happened, and it said its systems and direct sales channel showed no indication of compromise.

Key claims & sources

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The company said confirmed incidents were confined to Southeast Asia and that there was no indication its systems or direct sales channel had been compromised.
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The confirmed incidents were described as limited to Southeast Asia, with no sign that Ledger’s direct sales channel was affected.
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Ledger told resellers to stop selling its hardware wallets in seven Asian markets, including Southeast Asia and Hong Kong.
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Ledger asked that devices be taken off shelves while investigators work to establish where tampering occurred.

What it means

Customers and resellers in the affected Asian markets will notice the halt immediately because devices are being removed from shelves and sales are being paused. The wallet maker’s direct channel is still described as unaffected, so the change is concentrated in reseller availability rather than every route to market. (per cointelegraph.com)

In practice, devices that were on sale through resellers can no longer be sold in the listed markets while investigators look into where tampering happened. What remains the same is that the confirmed incidents are still described as confined to Southeast Asia, and the direct sales channel is still described as not showing signs of compromise.

Market reaction i

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Oct 13 22:12
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Oct 13 23:28
Cointelegraph context
Its angle: investigators, requested, establish
+17 h 46 m
Oct 14 15:58
Crypto Economy context
Its angle: infrastructure, precautionary, investigation; with quotes