MediaMarktSaturn has removed Ledger products from its stores and online platforms in all countries as a precautionary measure, after reports of tampered hardware wallets. Ledger said the suspension was coordinated with MediaMarktSaturn following a report of a hardware implant from a German customer, with no fund losses reported and no sign its systems were compromised. An X user named Johannes said he bought two Ledger wallets from separate MediaMarkt stores that contained unauthorized cables and cellular modules. The concerns followed Ledger's probe of losses on devices sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis, where Ledger said implants sent recovery phrases over cellular networks and that it is investigating cases beyond CryptoBilis. Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès also said a Ledger Flex bought at a Singapore airport contained a spy implant, which Ledger has not directly addressed.
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