Ledger: Europe Supply Chain Hit by Hidden Modules
Bull Theory reports that Ledger devices bought from MediaMarkt in Germany and Austria contain hidden cellular modules with antennas, following a similar Southeast Asia incident where an LTE chip and e-SIM drained $86M to $93M from over 300 wallets on Oct 9.
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Ledger supply chain in Europe has been compromised, with users finding a hidden cellular module and antenna inside devices purchased from MediaMarkt, an official reseller in Germany and Austria, according to Bull Theory. The discovery follows a similar attack days earlier on devices from Southeast Asia supplier CryptoBilis that featured an LTE chip and e-SIM capable of transmitting recovery phrases, draining between $86M and $93M from more than 300 wallets on Oct 9.
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