Ledger implants surface in German retail as MediaMarkt pulls its devices
A German customer says two Nano X wallets bought at separate MediaMarkt stores contained implants, widening scrutiny beyond Ledger's Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: Zero Day
Why it matters
Hardware wallets depend on customers trusting the device before they ever use it. Reports from authorized retail channels expose a gap in that trust model: approved sellers do not by themselves prove a device's physical integrity.
Hardware implants have been reported in Ledger devices bought from authorized retailers in Germany, widening a security investigation that began after a theft linked to wallets sold through Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis. MediaMarktSaturn has since removed Ledger products from its stores and online platforms internationally as a precaution, according to its statement reported by Cointelegraph.…