Ledger hardware wallet tampering reports raise questions over customer warnings

Ledger hardware wallet tampering reports date back to at least December 2025 , former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès said on October 16, 2026. He questioned Ledger’s response, telling Cointelegraph he knew of at least two people who had contacted the company about altered devices but had seen no subsequent public warning. Karpelès urged Ledger to alert customers more proactively, arguing that the growing number of reports and increasingly sophisticated attacks warranted action. His criticism concerned devices fitted with malicious hardware components . Ledger hardware wallet tampering: reports and response Security researcher Joe Grand said he notified Ledger on March 4, 2026 , about a compromised Nano X bought through Lazada in Thailand. The purchase took place in August 2025, months before his disclosure to the manufacturer.

BeCrypto News shows a short excerpt and links to the publisher. The full report belongs to The Cryptonomist.