Ledger Extends Regional Retail Freeze Across SEA and Hong Kong as Teardowns Find Spy Implants Beyond CryptoBilis

Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has formally requested all authorized resellers and distributors across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong to pull all Ledger products off store shelves and suspend sales immediately while an investigation into physical hardware tampering continues. In an official incident update issued October 13, 2026, Ledger confirmed that the suspension specifically covers retail and online distribution channels in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Hong Kong.