Ledger Halts Hardware Wallet Sales at MediaMarkt Saturn Over Tampering Probe

The significance here is less about the reported incident than about the response: a hardware wallet maker voluntarily pulling retail distribution in a major market while its own security team investigates, rather than waiting for findings. That affects both Ledger's retail presence in Germany and the broader assumption that buying a device through a mainstream electronics chain is a safe supply-chain path. The unverified claims and loss figures circulating online are the part to treat cautiously. Whether the probe confirms tampering at the retail or logistics layer, and how quickly sales resume, is the open question.