Crypto hard wallet maker Ledger suspends sales in S-E Asia; tampered devices found sold in S’pore

The sales suspension currently applies to Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and Hong Kong.

Published Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM

Updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM

SINGAPORE – Paris-based cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker Ledger has suspended sales across South-east Asia after discovering that some of its devices were tampered with to steal users’ funds.

Following an Oct 9 incident in which wallet owners reported stolen cryptocurrency, Ledger announced on Oct 13 that it is also asking regional resellers and distributors to pull the hardware wallets from their shelves.

A hardware wallet is a physical device used to store private keys offline, making them more secure than storing the keys online, where they could be vulnerable to hacking.

The manufacturer is currently investigating devices sold by Malaysian reseller CryptoBilis, which were found to contain malicious implants.

These implants can read information on the wallet’s screen, and when users key in a 24-word recovery phrase to access their cryptocurrencies, the information is relayed to a third party.

According to blockchain analysts, losses are estimated at more than US$86 million (S$110 million), although Ledger said it has not been able to confirm the number of people affected or the total amount lost. The manufacturer added that the losses were confined to South-east Asia.

In Singapore, a tampered device was found to have been sold at Metapod in Changi Airport. The Straits Times has contacted Metapod and Ledger for more information.

Separately, European electronics retailer MediaMarktSaturn has also pulled Ledger’s products from its shelves across the 11 markets where it operates, after a customer in Germany reported an implant in a device.

According to Ledger’s website, its products are manufactured and assembled in France, Hungary and Vietnam, before being shipped to retailers and customers from its warehouse in Vierzon, France, or its distribution centre in Memphis, Tennessee, in the US.

Aqil Hamzah is a transport journalist at The Straits Times. He is also interested in issues related to crime and technology.

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目前暂停销售的地区包括新加坡、马来西亚、印度尼西亚、泰国、菲律宾、越南和香港。

发布于 2026 年 10 月 14 日下午 12:15

更新于2026年10月14日下午12:15

新加坡——总部位于巴黎的加密货币硬件钱包制造商 Ledger 在发现其部分设备被篡改以窃取用户资金后，已暂停在东南亚的销售。

继 10 月 9 日钱包用户报告加密货币被盗事件后，Ledger 于 10 月 13 日宣布，该公司也要求区域经销商和分销商将硬件钱包下架。

硬件钱包是一种用于离线存储私钥的物理设备，与在线存储私钥相比，硬件钱包更加安全，因为在线存储私钥容易受到黑客攻击。

制造商目前正在调查马来西亚经销商 CryptoBilis 出售的设备，这些设备被发现含有恶意植入程序。

这些植入物可以读取钱包屏幕上的信息，当用户输入 24 个单词的恢复短语来访问他们的加密货币时，该信息会被传递给第三方。

据区块链分析师估计，损失超过8600万美元（约合1.1亿新元），但Ledger公司表示，尚未能确认受影响人数或损失总额。该公司还补充说，损失仅限于东南亚地区。

在新加坡，樟宜机场的Metapod商店售出了一台被篡改​​的设备。《海峡时报》已联系Metapod和Ledger公司以获取更多信息。

另外，欧洲电子产品零售商 MediaMarktSaturn 也已将 Ledger 的产品从其运营的 11 个市场的货架上撤下，此前一名德国顾客报告称其设备中植入了异物。

根据 Ledger 的网站介绍，其产品在法国、匈牙利和越南制造和组装，然后从位于法国维耶尔宗的仓库或位于美国田纳西州孟菲斯的配送中心运送给零售商和客户。

阿基尔·哈姆扎是《海峡时报》的交通记者。他也对犯罪和科技相关议题感兴趣。

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