Tampered Ledger wallets cost Singapore users $2.7M: Police

Tampered Ledger wallets cost Singapore users $2.7M: Police

Summary

Singapore police reported at least two cases of Ledger hardware wallets with malicious components, with combined losses of about S$3.5 million ($2.7 million). Reports date back to Sept. 10, nearly a month before the incident became public. Police said the affected devices were bought from some local retail stores and that investigations are ongoing in coordination with Ledger. Ledger has asked retailers across several Asian markets to suspend sales while it reviews the cases.