
Ledger probes possible wallet tampering after $86 million in crypto reported stolen
- —Blockchain investigator Specter put potential losses at more than $86 million
- —Suspected theft addresses were traced across Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tron
- —Ledger asked reseller CryptoBilis to pause all sales and shipments
- —Customers who bought devices in the last 90 days are told not to activate them
Why it matters: A supply-chain attack would hit trust in hardware wallets, the core tool for self-custody of crypto assets.
Source: Cryptonews.net