People are being robbed of crypto by a tiny chip implanted in their hardware, with $100 million said to have been stolen already

October 13, 2026: Ledger has now explained how the attack works, based on third-party analysis. Essentially, the implant reads the screen, decodes the 24-word recovery phase on-screen, and transmits the info over LTE using an eSIM. Ledger is now also "reviewing reports of implants in other signers and locations." October 12, 2026: User reports are beginning to surface claiming that affected Ledger wallets might not be restricted to Southeast Asia, but might also be present in Europe . There are also claims that other Ledger wallets than just the Nano X might be affected, too .