The Ledger implants became news because the implants were sold in devices distributed by authorized resellers of Ledger devices and were subsequently used to steal $100 million in crypto from the owners of compromised devices.
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But this isn't exactly true. Famed hardware hacker Joe Grand found implants in two Trezor wallets recently and notified the company about them in August. I didn't include this in my Ledger story because the circumstances were different from the Ledger incidents. The Ledger implants became news because the implants were 1) sold in devices distributed by authorized resellers of Ledger devices and 2) the implants were subsequently used to steal $100 million in crypto from the owners of devices that were compromised.
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After a Ledger reseller sold hardware wallets reportedly modified to steal recovery phrases, with suspected losses exceeding $93 million, Trezor is reducing its authorized reseller network and tightening supply-chain checks. Trezor says there is no evidence its devices were compromised; affected resellers can sell existing stock through the holiday season before losing authorization on January 1, 2027.
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