Ledger Faces Fresh Scrutiny After Researcher Says Hardware Wallet Warning Came Months Earlier
TL;DR: Security researcher Joe Grand says he warned Ledger about signs of physically modified devices months before a wider hardware-wallet supply-chain attack came to light. The dispute concerns communications and product distribution, not proof that Ledger’s core cryptography was defeated. Ledger is facing questions about how it handled earlier warnings after reports of cryptocurrency thefts […]
Key Takeaways
- TL;DR: Security researcher Joe Grand says he warned Ledger about signs of physically modified devices months before a wider hardware-wallet supply-chain attack came to light.
- The dispute concerns communications and product distribution, not proof that Ledger’s core cryptography was defeated.
- Ledger is facing questions about how it handled earlier warnings after reports of cryptocurrency thefts […]
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