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MediaMarkt halts Ledger hardware wallet sales in Europe after LTE implant found

  • —MediaMarkt Saturn halted Ledger sales in Europe from October 13
  • —The implant decodes the seed phrase from the screen and sends it over LTE via eSIM
  • —Ledger says the implant does not touch the Secure Element or alter signatures
  • —Confirmed losses so far involve only devices sold by reseller CryptoBilis
Why it matters: The incident undermines trust in buying hardware wallets through retail and may accelerate supply-chain checks.
Source: Cryptonaute
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