Blockchain security analysts estimated total crypto theft losses linked to tampered Ledger wallets sold through reseller CryptoBilis between $72 million and $93 million

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Ledger confirmed a hardware implant was discovered inside at least one Ledger device sold by reseller CryptoBilis

A tampered Ledger device intercepted the 24-word recovery seed phrase displayed on screen and transmitted the data using a radio frequency transmitter

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Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor terminated all authorized reseller partnerships, requiring customers to purchase devices directly from Trezor

Former Mt. Gox operator Mark Karpeles warned of secondary markets selling modified hardware wallets that lack secure enclaves or contain tracking hardware

Hardware implants in cryptocurrency wallets bypass the secure enclave by extracting private entropy directly from the display screen

Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès reported finding a spy implant inside a unused Ledger Flex device purchased at a Metapod location in Singapore's Changi Airport.

Ledger Donjon stated the hardware implant found in CryptoBilis-sold devices operates as a separate component without modifying the device's Secure Element, Ledger operating system, or transaction signatures