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Researchers Say Ledger Was Told of Hardware Implants Months Ago

Former Mt.Gox CEO Mark Karpelès said at least two people reported tampered Ledger devices as early as December 2025, while security researcher Joe Grand said he told Ledger on March 4, 2026 that a Nano X contained a malicious hardware implant. Ledger confirmed Grand’s finding and said it is investigating internally. Both questioned why Ledger did not promptly warn customers; Ledger declined further comment on Grand’s report and pointed media to its public statement on X.

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The timeline is the story here: separate reports of tampered hardware reaching Ledger months before its public acknowledgment, with the company now confirming one finding while staying silent on the rest. That gap matters most for self-custody users, whose entire security model rests on the assumption that a compromised device would trigger a fast, loud warning. Whether Ledger explains the delay, and whether it treats device-level tampering as a disclosure obligation rather than a PR matter, is the open question.

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