But as I noted in the Ledger story, Grand had initially found implants in four Ledger devices that were sold online by unauthorized Ledger merchants.
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But as I noted in the Ledger story, Grand had initially found implants in four Ledger devices that were sold online by unauthorized Ledger merchants. These merchants appeared to be fly-by-night sellers who popped up in online marketplaces only to disappear after days or weeks. So the provenance of the compromised devices was already sketchy, as opposed to the later implants that were sold by reputable and authorized sellers.
Evidence
www.cryptobreaking.com · context
Ledger says it has identified the method behind malicious implants found in some hardware wallets sold through reseller CryptoBilis. … Earlier coverage from Cointelegraph noted that losses were associated with Ledger devices sold through CryptoBilis, a reseller listed as authorized in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
www.gate.com · context
Ledger's Donjon security team says wallets sold by CryptoBilis contained an unauthorized component that reads the screen and decodes the recovery phrase when it appears.
cointelegraph.com · context
Ledger details LTE-enabled spy implants in wallets sold by CryptoBilis
History
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