Singapore police investigate tampered Ledger hardware wallets causing $2.7M loss
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Singapore police have confirmed at least two cases of loss dating back to September 10, involving tampered Ledger hardware wallets with a total loss of approximately S$3.5 million (US$2.7 million). Police believe some devices were compromised at retail locations in Singapore. Ledger issued an advisory on October 9 stating that tampered wallets were discovered in the CryptoBilis supply chain, with approximately US$1 billion in crypto extracted. The incidents highlight supply chain risks in hardware wallet distribution.
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- 1Unclassified fact stationSep 10, 00:00recorded Oct 29, 11:25single sourcerevised
新加坡用户因被篡改的Ledger钱包损失2.7万美元
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- Subject：
- Ledger
- Action：
- 零售店销售被篡改的硬件钱包
- Object：
- Singapore用户
- Occurred (fact side)：
- Sep 10, 00:00
- Published (valid side)：
- Oct 29, 11:16
- First seen (known side)：
- Oct 29, 11:25
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- 2Unclassified fact stationOct 30, 00:00recorded Oct 30, 07:07single sourcerevised
Singapore police report tampered Ledger wallets costing user
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- Subject：
- Singapore Police
- Action：
- issued warning about tampered Ledger hardware wallets
- Object：
- users' wallets containing spyware components
- Occurred (fact side)：
- Oct 30, 00:00
- Published (valid side)：
- Oct 30, 06:31
- First seen (known side)：
- Oct 30, 07:07
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- CointelegraphRelated fact: single sourceSource report revisedSingapore police report tampered Ledger wallets costing users $2.7M since Sept. 10
Report first recorded Oct 30, 07:07
Singapore police report at least two cases of tampered Ledger hardware wallets costing users about 3.5 million Singapore dollars ($2.7 million) since Sept. 10, nearly a month before the wider incident became public. Ledger issued a public alert on Oct. 9 about tampered devices found in the CryptoBilis supply chain, with nearly $100 million drained from wallets containing spyware components. Police issued a consumer advisory on Oct. 28, while Ledger asked retailers in Southeast Asia to suspend sales on Oct. 13 as investigations continued.
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- CointelegraphRelated fact: single sourceSource report revisedSingapore police report $2.7M losses from tampered Ledger wallets since Sept. 10
Report first recorded Oct 29, 11:25
Singapore police said at least two cases involving tampered Ledger hardware wallets were reported from Sept. 10, with combined losses of about 3.5 million Singapore dollars ($2.7 million). Preliminary investigations found malicious hardware components in wallets purchased from some retail stores. The incident surfaced publicly on Oct. 9 following reports from CryptoBilis in Southeast Asia, and former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès later warned that a Ledger Flex purchased at Singapore's airport contained a spy implant.
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