Ledger changes wallet sales rules after crypto thefts

Ledger has introduced new security requirements for its authorized retailers on October 15, 2026, after attackers installed hidden electronic components inside genuine cryptocurrency wallets to steal users’ recovery phrases and access their funds. Summary Ledger has introduced stricter reseller rules after criminals modified genuine hardware wallets to steal cryptocurrencies. Hidden implants captured wallet recovery phrases during setup and transmitted sensitive information through cellular networks. Ledger suspended authorized reseller sales across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong while investigating compromised devices. Security teams inspected retail and warehouse devices, reporting no compromised units among their examined samples. Ledger instructed retailers to stop displaying wallets and prohibit resale of returned devices without exceptions. The hardware wallet manufacturer confirmed that attackers had purchased legitimate devices, modified them and returned them to circulation through distribution channels in Southeast Asia. Ledger has suspended regional reseller sales, inspected devices from retail stores and warehouses, and begun working with law enforcement to trace the stol...