Hacker chips implanted in hardware wallets, stealing over $100 million Yep, even hardware wallets can have chips planted in them, specifically to steal your private keys. That Malaysian distributor called CryptoBilis, selling under the official Ledger authorization banner for years. Before the devices were shipped out, someone opened them up and added a tiny component to the motherboard. Your 24 recovery words would be sent out exactly as they are. The problem is, these devices can pass Ledger's own authenticity checks. You can't tell unless you open them up. Even Karpelès from Mt.Gox posted that the device he bought from a Malaysian seller had the same issue when he cracked it open. On-chain losses are estimated between $86 million and $93 million. Bitquery alone tracked 311 wallets. At this point, I only trust two people: Satoshi Nakamoto and Steve Jobs. Honestly, the best hardware wallet, in my opinion, is just an iPhone. Download a wallet app, store your crypto on the iPhone, and then keep that iPhone offline. #Crypto #HardwareWallet #Ledger #Bitcoin $BTC $ETH