CryptoBilis related Ledger devices were attacked: assets stolen amounted to up to 94.5 million USD, at least one device was implanted with unauthorized hardware, Tether froze 10 million USDT

According to market news, several blockchain analysis companies estimate that the assets stolen by attackers from hundreds of wallets associated with the authorized dealer CryptoBilis sold Ledger devices amount to as much as $94.5 million. Ledger has not yet confirmed this total.

Hardware wallet company Ledger discovered that at least one affected device had unauthorized hardware implanted inside; stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen $10 million USDT related to this theft, and investigators are still tracking the flow of funds. Ledger advises CryptoBilis customers not to set up devices that have not yet been used; customers who are using related devices should transfer their assets to new devices and generate new recovery phrases.