Ledger wants customers to trust its new $849 device as criminals compromise existing wallets

Ledger unveiled an $849 crypto device with new anti-tamper protections as it investigated coordinated thefts involving modified hardware wallets.On Oct. 15, the French crypto wallet maker introduced Ledger Atom, which is a mobile device that combines everyday apps with hardware-protected crypto transactions. The company is accepting refundable $100 deposits for a Founders Edition priced at $849, with deliveries targeted for 2027.The launch coincides with Ledger's investigation into an organized criminal operation that secretly modified genuine hardware wallets before returning them to reseller distribution channels. The attackers allegedly captured customers' recovery phrases and used them to drain cryptocurrency holdings in a coordinated operation.Ledger AtomIn a separate security announcement, Ledger Chief Technology Officer Charles Guillemet said Atom includes an active protective shield designed to detect attempts to physically open, probe, or modify the device's secure hardware.The technology addresses a vulnerability exposed by the recent attacks, where malicious components reportedly intercepted information displayed during wallet setup without compromising Ledger's security...